Chondrus crispus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Gigartinaceae
Genus: Chondrus
Species: Chondrus crispus
Scientific Name: Chondrus crispus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Chondrus crispus

Chondrus crispus—commonly called Irish moss or carrageenan moss (Irish carraigín, "little rock")—is a species of red algae which grows abundantly along the rocky parts of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America. In its fresh condition it is soft and cartilaginous, varying in color from a greenish-yellow, through red, to a dark purple or purplish-brown. The principal constituent is a mucilaginous body, made of the polysaccharide carrageenan, which constitutes 55% of its dry weight. The organism also consists of nearly 10% dry weight protein and about 15% dry weight mineral matter, and is rich in iodine and sulfur. When softened in water it has a sea-like odour. Because of the abundant cell wall polysaccharides, it will form a jelly when boiled, containing from 20 to 100 times its weight of water.

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Chondrus crispus in languages:

Arabic: الطحلب الأيرلندي
Bokmål: krusflik
Bulgarian: ирландски мъх
Catalan: molsa d'Irlanda
Chinese: 皺波角叉菜
Chinese: 皺葉角叉菜
Croatian: Irska mahovina
Czech: puchratka kadeřavá
Danish: Carrageentang
Dutch: Iers mos
English: Irish Moss
English: Carrageen
English: Sea Moss
Finnish: iirinpunaviuhka
Finnish: Irlanninsammal
French: Chondrus
French: Goémon frisé
Galician: Carrapucho
German: Knorpeltang
Hungarian: ír moszat
Japanese: ヤハズツノマタ
Korean: 주름진두발
Korean: 아일랜드이끼
Korean: 카라긴
Lithuanian: Vaistinis drebulotis
Polish: Chrząstnica kędzierzawa
Portuguese: Musgo-gordo
Portuguese: Musgo-da-irlanda
Portuguese: Botelho-crespo
Portuguese: alga-perlada
Russian: Ирландский мох
Russian: Хондрус курчавый
Swedish: karragentång
Swedish: pärlmossa
Swedish: brosktång
Swedish: karragenalg
Ukrainian: Ірландський мох
Vietnamese: Tảo Ireland

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Chondrus crispus: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Chondrus crispus

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Chondrus crispus: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Chondrus crispus

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