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Porphyra tenera
About
Pyropia tenera, also known as gim or nori, is a red algal species in the genus Pyropia. The specific name, tenera, means "delicate" and alludes to its small size. It typically grows to lengths between 20 and 50 cm. It is most typically found in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
- Family
- Bangiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Porphyra tenera
- Slug
- porphyra-tenera
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Bangiaceae
- Genus
- Porphyra
- Species
- tenera
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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