RHODOPHYTA - RED ALGAE
Porphyra umbilicalis
COMMON NAME: LAVER / NORI
THIN, SHEET-LIKE RED ALGA THAT GROWS HIGH IN THE INTERTIDAL ZONE, TOLERATING LONG EXPOSURE TO AIR AND SUNLIGHT BETWEEN TIDES. TRADITIONALLY HAND-HARVESTED ALONG ATLANTIC COASTLINES AND USED FOR CENTURIES IN LAVERBREAD; THE SAME GENUS UNDERPINS NORI PRODUCTION GLOBALLY.
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