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Porphyra umbilicalis

Porphyra umbilicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Bangiophyceae
Order: Bangiales
Family: Bangiaceae
Genus: Porphyra
Species:
P. umbilicalis
Binomial name
Porphyra umbilicalis

Porphyra umbilicalis, commonly called "laver", is a species of seaweed in the genus Porphyra. It is smooth in texture and forms delicate, sheetlike thalli, reaching 25 centimetres (10 in) long[1] and often clinging to rocks.[2] Porphyra is classified as red algae; it tends to be a brownish colour, but boils down to a dark green pulp when prepared. It is unusual amongst seaweeds because the fronds are only one cell thick.[3][4]

It is commonly found around the west coast of Great Britain and east coast of Ireland along the Irish Sea, where it is also known as "sleabhac" or "slake".[5][6] It is edible and used to make laverbread.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Francis-Baker, Tiffany (2021). Concise Foraging Guide. The Wildlife Trusts. London: Bloomsbury. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-4729-8474-6.
  2. ^ "Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing 1843". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  3. ^ "laverbread – WalesOnline". www.walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  4. ^ Wells, Emma (2010), A Field Guide to the British Seaweeds, National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control Scheme (p 24) Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "British food seaweeds". Everything2. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Laver Seaweed – A Foraging Guide to Its Food, Medicine and Other Uses". eatweeds.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2021.


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