red algae

red algae

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the numerous algae that constitute the phylum Rhodophyta, which contain a red pigment in addition to chlorophyll. The group includes carrageen, dulse, and laver Also called red seaweed

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red algae - marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan alga, algae - primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves division Rhodophyta, Rhodophyta - lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae sea moss - any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen) carageen, carrageen, carragheen, Chondrus crispus, Irish moss - dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America dulse, Rhodymenia palmata - coarse edible red seaweed red laver, laver - edible red seaweeds carpospore - a nonmotile spore of red algae