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Gracilaria
Gracilaria is a genus of red algae (Rhodophyta) notable for its economic importance as an agarophyte, as well as its use as a food for humans and various species of shellfish. Various species within the genus are cultivated among Asia, South America, Africa and Oceania.
44 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Gorilla ogo
speciesGracilaria salicornia
Gracilaria chilensis
speciesGracilaria chilensis
Gracilaria vermiculophylla
speciesGracilaria vermiculophylla
False Agardhiela
speciesGracilaria gracilis
Gracilaria tikvahiae
speciesGracilaria tikvahiae
Gracilaria multipartita
speciesGracilaria multipartita
Gracilaria corticata
speciesGracilaria corticata
Gracilaria secundata
speciesGracilaria secundata
Gracilaria pacifica
speciesGracilaria pacifica
Gracilaria coronopifolia
speciesGracilaria coronopifolia
Gracilaria dura
speciesGracilaria dura
Gracilaria bursa-pastoris
speciesGracilaria bursa-pastoris
Gracilaria parvispora
speciesGracilaria parvispora
Gracilaria domingensis
speciesGracilaria domingensis
Gracilaria dotyi
speciesGracilaria dotyi
Gracilaria edulis
speciesGracilaria edulis
Gracilaria textorii
speciesGracilaria textorii
Gracilaria caudata
speciesGracilaria caudata
Graceful Red Weed
speciesGracilaria foliifera
Gracilaria canaliculata
speciesGracilaria canaliculata
Gracilaria truncata
speciesGracilaria truncata
Gracilaria cliftonii
speciesGracilaria cliftonii
Gracilaria armata
speciesGracilaria armata
Gracilaria cylindrica
speciesGracilaria cylindrica
Gracilaria intermedia
speciesGracilaria intermedia
Gracilaria beckeri
speciesGracilaria beckeri
Gracilaria arcuata
speciesGracilaria arcuata
Gracilaria heteroclada
speciesGracilaria heteroclada
Gracilaria cervicornis
speciesGracilaria cervicornis
Gracilaria curtissiae
speciesGracilaria curtissiae
Gracilaria changii
speciesGracilaria changii
Gracilaria crassissima
speciesGracilaria crassissima
Gracilaria blodgettii
speciesGracilaria blodgettii
Gracilaria transtasmanica
speciesGracilaria transtasmanica
Gracilaria robusta
speciesGracilaria robusta
Gracilaria skottsbergii
speciesGracilaria skottsbergii
Gracilaria aculeata
speciesGracilaria aculeata
Gracilaria denticulata
speciesGracilaria denticulata
Gracilaria vieillardii
speciesGracilaria vieillardii
Gracilaria capensis
speciesGracilaria capensis
Gracilaria corallicola
speciesGracilaria corallicola
Gracilaria ecuadoreana
speciesGracilaria ecuadoreana
Gracilaria mammillaris
speciesGracilaria mammillaris
Gracilaria tenuistipitata
speciesGracilaria tenuistipitata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 67679.