Gracilaria chilensis
| Gracilaria chilensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gracilariales |
| Family: | Gracilariaceae |
| Genus: | Gracilaria |
| Species: | G. chilensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gracilaria chilensis C.J.Bird, McLachlan & E.C.Oliveira (1986)[1]
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Gracilaria chilensis (pelillo) is an agarophytic red algae from Pacific South America.[2] It is edible and is the main cultivated seaweed in Chile.[3]
References
- ^ Guiry M.D. (1986). "Gracilaria chilensis C.J.Bird, McLachlan & E.C.Oliveira, 1986". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ Guiry M.D. "Gracilaria chilensis C.J.Bird, McLachlan & E.C.Oliveira 1986". AlgaeBase. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ Huanel OR; Quesada-Calderón S; Ríos Molina C; Morales-González S; Saenz-Agudelo P; Nelson WA; Arakaki N; Mauger S; Faugeron S; Guillemin ML. "Pre-domestication bottlenecks of the cultivated seaweed Gracilaria chilensis". PubMed. Retrieved 24 January 2026.