By its Korean name umutgasari
Gelidium amansii
About
Gelidium amansii, also known as by its Korean name umutgasari, is an economically important species of red algae commonly found and harvested in the shallow coast of many East Asian countries including North and South Korea, China, Japan, Singapore, and northeast Taiwan.
- Family
- Gelidiaceae
How to use it
This red algae is primarily used to produce agar, which is essential in the culinary world for thickening and gelling. Additionally, it has applications in the pharmaceutical industry, where it serves as a stabilizer in various products. Its ecological role in coastal ecosystems also highlights its importance in maintaining marine biodiversity.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Gelidium amansii
- Slug
- gelidium-amansii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Gelidiaceae
- Genus
- Gelidium
- Species
- amansii
- Wikidata QID
- Q3764522
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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