| Authority: Foslie |
Type
species: Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) Adey &
D.L. McKibbin |
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species: calcareum
(CAL)
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Classification:
Eukaryota, Phylum Rhodophyta, Class Rhodophyceae, Subclass
Florideophycidae, Order Corallinales, Family Corallinaceae, Subfamily
Melobesoideae. |
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| AlgaeBase
names and species: 35 names - 19 current as of 12-2001. |
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Maërl
production *
click country to go to GIS |
Tons
per annum
wild harvest |
Tons
per annum
cultivated |
| Ireland |
1,000 |
0 |
| France |
600,000 |
0 |
| UK |
200,000 |
0 |
| Total |
801,000 |
801,000 |
0 |
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Combined total of Lithothamnion and Phymatolithon |
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Production
Production figures above are for wet weight harvested as
maërl. This may be Lithothamnion, Phymatolithon or
a mix of these two genera.
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Biology & Agronomy
In preparation.
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Chemistry
In preparation.
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Processing
We have several monographs in progress covering analytical
procedures post-harvest treatment and process technology. Check
the processing
index for available web pages and monographs.
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Products, Uses & Applications
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| List of
species' uses and community affiliations |
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| Genus |
GenID |
SpID |
Species |
Uses |
Communities |
| Phymatolithon |
PH |
CAL |
calcareum |
FA, FF |
AI, WB |
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to relevant uses or communities on the index/legend table below>>> |
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uses
to communities
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Phymatolithon is most strongly associated with the
Agro-Industry
and
Wellbeing
communities.
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