Gracilaria bursa-pastoris

Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (Gmel.) Silva.
Engl.: agar-agar.
Bot. syn.: Gracilaria compressa (Agardh) Grev., Sphaerococcus compressus Agardh.

Chondrus (U. S. P.)—Chondrus.

Botanical name:

Chondrus crispus

Alsidium helminthochorton

Betaphycus gelatinum

Chondracanthus acicularis

Eucheuma denticulatum

Gelidium cartilagineum

Gelidium corneum

Gigartina pistillata

Gloiopeltis tenax

Gracilaria bursa-pastoris

Hydropuntia edulis

Mastocarpus stellatus

Palmaria palmata

Classic texts: King's 1898.

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Agar. U. S. Agar.

Botanical name:

Eucheuma denticulatum

Gelidium cartilagineum

Gelidium corneum

Gloiopeltis tenax

Gracilaria bursa-pastoris

Hydropuntia edulis

Classic texts: USDisp 1918.

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Agar.

Botanical name:

Betaphycus gelatinum

Eucheuma denticulatum

Gelidium cartilagineum

Gelidium corneum

Gloiopeltis tenax

Gracilaria bursa-pastoris

Classic texts: Felter 1922.

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Agar-agar.

Botanical name:

Gelidium cartilagineum

Gelidium corneum

Gracilaria bursa-pastoris

Classic texts: BPC 1911.

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