Meristotheca

Meristotheca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Gigartinales
Family:	Solieriaceae
Genus:	Meristotheca; J.Agardh
Species
	M. coacta Okamura; M. dakaraensis Faye & Masuda; M. decumbens Grunow; M. fergusonii Grunow ex Mazza; M. floridana Kylin; M. papulosa (Montagne) J. Agardh; M. procumbens P.W. Gabrielson & Kraft; M. tobagensis W.R. Taylor;

Meristotheca is a widely distributed genus of red algae some of whose species are eaten as edible seaweed. In particular, the type species, M. papulosa is a popular vegetable in Taiwan and Japan.

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