BIOTIC Species Information for Chondrus crispus
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| Researched by | Will Rayment and Paolo Pizzola | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | Dr Stefan Kraan | ||
| Taxonomy | |||
| Scientific name | Chondrus crispus | Common name | Carrageen |
| MCS Code | ZM345 | Recent Synonyms | None |
| Phylum | Rhodophycota | Subphylum | |
| Superclass | Class | Rhodophyceae | |
| Subclass | Florideophycidae | Order | Gigartinales |
| Suborder | Family | Gigartinaceae | |
| Genus | Chondrus | Species | crispus |
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| Additional Information | Also known as Irish moss. Together with Mastocarpus stellatus, Chondrus crispus is harvested commercially as carrageen to be used in the pharmaceutical and food industries. May be confused with Mastocarpus stellatus, although the latter species has a rounded stipe, channeled fronds and papillate reproductive bodies. | ||
| Taxonomy References | Fish & Fish, 1996, Dickinson, 1963, Dixon & Irvine, 1977, | ||
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