Translations:AY Honors/Marine Algae/Answer Key/31/en

Porphyra yezoensis Porphyra

Nori (Porphyra)

Description: Porphyra is a foliose red algal genus of laver, comprising approximately 70 species. It grows in the intertidal, typically between the upper intertidal to the splash zone. In East Asia, is used to produce the sea vegetable products nori (in Japan) and gim (in Korea), the most commonly eaten seaweed. It is considered that there are 60 to 70 species of Porphyra worldwide and seven in the British Isles.

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Other Species to investigate:

Prionitis lyallii
Neorhodemela larix (Black Larch)
Mazzaella affinis
Endocladia muricata (Nail-brush Seaweed)
Osmundea spectabilis (Sea Fern)
Hymenena flabelligera