Porphyra vietnamensis T.tanaka & Dham-Hoang Ho

Order
Family
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Bangiales
Bangiaceae
Porphyra

Porphyra vietnamensis T.tanak & Dham-Hoang Ho

Characteristics

Thalli membranous, purple or pink purple, growing on upper intertidal rocks; blades monostromatic, more or low lacerated from a common base into several bladelets, marginal portion undulated, edge dentate, bladelets 0.5 - 2 cm broad, 20 - 24 micron thick; vegetative cells with a stellate chronmatophore, rhizoidal cells oblong - ovate.

Distribution : Malvan, Ratnagiri, (Maharashtra), Goa, Karwar, Honawar, Bhatkal (Karnataka)

IUCN status : LR

Uses : Food, animal feed.

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