| Authority: Heydrich |
Type species: Lithothamnion muelleri Lenormand ex Rosanoff |
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| Commercial species: corallioides (COR) |
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| Common names: Griuán, Maërl, Punalevä-suku |
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| Classification: Eukaryota, Phylum Rhodophyta, Class Rhodophyceae, Subclass Florideophycidae, Order Corallinales, Family Corallinaceae, Subfamily Melobesoideae. |
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| AlgaeBase names and species: 330 names - 63 current as of 12-2001. |
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Maërl production *
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Tons per annum
wild harvest |
Tons per annum
cultivated |
| Ireland |
1,000 |
0 |
| France |
600,000 |
0 |
| UK |
200,000 |
0 |
| Total |
801,000 |
801,000 |
0 |
| * Combined total of Lithothamnion and Phymatolithon |
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Production
Production figures above are for wet weight harvested as maërl. This may be Lithothamnion, Phymatolithon or a mix of these two genera. |
Biology & Agronomy
In preparation. |
Chemistry
In preparation. |
Processing
We have several monographs in progress covering analytical procedures post-harvest treatment and process technology. Check the processing index for available web pages and monographs. |
Products, Uses & Applications
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| List of species' uses and community affiliations |
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| Genus |
GenID |
SpID |
Species |
Uses |
Communities |
| Lithothamnion |
LI |
COR |
corallioides |
FA, FF |
AI, WB |
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| click to relevant uses or communities on the index/legend table below>>> |
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| Lithothamnion is most strongly associated with the Agro-Industry and Wellbeing communities. |
