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==Use==
==Use==
''Gracilaria'' is used as a food in Japanese and Hawaiian cuisine. In Japanese cuisine it is called ''[[ogonori]]'' or ''ogo''.
''Gracilaria'' is used as a food in [[Japanese cuisine|Japanese]], [[Cuisine of Hawaii|Hawaiian]], and [[Filipino cuisine|Filipino]] cuisine. In Japanese cuisine it is called '''[[ogonori]]''' or '''ogo'''. In the [[Philippines]] it is called '''gulaman''' or '''guraman'''.<ref>{{Cite book | last=Davidson | first=Alan | authorlink=Alan Davidson | coauthors= | title=Seafood of South-East Asia: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes | date= 2004| publisher=[[Ten Speed Press]] | location= | isbn=978-1-58008-452-9 | pages=197}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Gracilaria
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Gracilaria

Greville, 1830

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 in various parts of the developing world, including Asia, South America, Africa and Oceania.

Distribution

Gracilaria bursa-pastoris (S.G.Gremlin) Silva and Gracilaria multipartita (Clemente) Harvey have long been established in southern England and northwestern France, but confusion between Gracilaria gracilis (Stackhouse) Steentoft, L.Irvine & Farnham and Gracilariopsis longissima (S.G.Gmelin) Steentoft, L. Irvine & Farnham, (as Gracilaria verrucosa (Hudson) Papenfuss or Gracilaria confervoides (L.) Greville) (Steentoft et al. 1995), has prevented recognition of the northern boundaries.[1]

Use

Gracilaria is used as a food in Japanese, Hawaiian, and Filipino cuisine. In Japanese cuisine it is called ogonori or ogo. In the Philippines it is called gulaman or guraman.[2]

References

  1. ^ Steentoft, M. and Farham, W.F. 1997. Northern distribution boundaries and thermal requirements of Gracilaria and Gracilariopsis (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) in Atlantic Europe and Scandinavia. Nord. J. Bot. 5: 87 - 93
  2. ^ Davidson, Alan (2004). Seafood of South-East Asia: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes. Ten Speed Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-58008-452-9. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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