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A rare red seaweed

A rare red seaweed

The small Gelidium longipes grows only in a few spots in northern New Zealand. Like some other red seaweeds, it produces agar, a jelly-like substance which is used commercially.

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NIWA - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Seaweed', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
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