Biology of Furcellaria lumbricalis (Hudson) Lamouroux (Rhodophyta: Gigartinales), a commercial carrageenophyte |
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| Authors: | C. J. Bird G. W. Saunders J. McLachlan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National Research Council, 1411 Oxford St., Halifax, N. S., B3H 3Z1, Canada
2. Biology Department, Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S., B0P 1X0, Canada
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| Abstract: | Information on the commercially utilized marine red alga Furcellaria lumbricalis is summarized from published sources. Biological aspects under discussion include: nomenclature, taxonomy, morphology, development and life history, distribution, phenology, ecophysiology, growth and resource management. A brief history of the utilization of this species, and an account of its chemical constituents including the hydrocolloid furcellaran are also presented. |
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