Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Gracilariopsis
Family: Gracilariaceae (Alga/Rhodophyta)
Taxon : Alga
Group : Plant
SPECIES
longissimaNOTES
A stringy, almost black alga which has numerous stiff cylindrical branches which can be up to 50 cm in length. It grows attached to shells or other substrates in sandy bays or lagoons where it is found at or just below the high tide level.
AUTHORITY
(S.G.Gmelin) M.Steentoft, L.M.Irvine & W.F.Farnham, 1995Sub Author
Conservation
UncommonHabit
SeaweedLand Invertebrate
n/aColour
- Notes: Stiff stringy black seaweed
- Colour: Black
Common Name
- Agar-weed
- Seaweed
Habitat
- NOTES: Found on the beach at the mouth in 2018 attached to an oyster shell
- HABITAT NAME: Beach
Uses
- Food
- Used to make agar
Months
- December
Synonyms for Species
- Gracilaria verrucosa
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Gracilariopsis_longissima_0
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Gracilariopsis_longissima_1
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