Gracilaria, also known as irish moss or ogonori, [1] is a genus of red algae in the family Gracilariaceae. It is notable for its economic importance as an agarophyte meaning that it is used to make agar , as well as its use as a food for humans and various species of shellfish.

Gracilaria is a rhodophyte (red algae) from the family Gracilariaceae. The family claims one genus with a rather large number of species (about 100), Gracilaria , and a handful of genera with just a few species.

Gracilaria can grow in a wide range of salinities from 5 to 34 ppt, which makes it a common seaweed of brackish water, mangrove swamps, and the sea. Gracilaria is mainly cultivated and harvested for agar production, currently

May 30, 2019 · Gracilaria is an opportunistic species that has a wide range of tolerance for changing environmental conditions. It is commonly found in estuaries or bays, often in intertidal or shallow subtidal areas, less than 1 meter deep, either attached to rocks or free floating.

Jan 1, 2019 · Gracilaria species are better known as raw material exploited for the extraction of agar, one of the typical phycocolloids found in some species of red algae.

Mar 27, 2022 · Gracilaria, a red algal form comprises of nearly 175 species which are predominantly the producers of unique galactan known as agar. The algal cell wall matrix of Gracilaria species consists of anionic agar polysaccharides that …

Gracilaria species are fairly easy to grow compared to other seaweeds, because they can adapt well to different environmental conditions other than their natural habitat and are quite robust.

Gracilaria hayi This is by far one of the most popular species of red macro algae for the aquarium in the United States. This beautiful species of Gracilaria features rigid, lobe shaped branches that form a tight symmetrical clump.

Gracilaria or Gracilariopsis are red seaweeds that occur in both temperate and tropical environments. Some Gracilaria species have very important economic value and are farmed primarily for agar extraction or abalone feed.

Gracilaria is a group of warm water seaweeds. There are more than one hundred species in the world, some of which have very important economic value. Gracilaria is used as food and in the preparation of food products. Originally and especially in China, Gracilaria species were used as food and as binding material in the