Gelidiaceae

The Gelidiaceae is a small family of red algae containing eight genera. Many species of this algae are used to make agar.

Drying Gelidium amansii to make agar

Gelidiaceae
Gelidium corneum
Scientific classification
(unranked): Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gelidiales
Family: Gelidiaceae
Kützing, 1843
Genera


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