Authority: Foslie |
Type species: Phymatolithon calcareum (Pallas) Adey & D.L. McKibbin |
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Commercial species: calcareum (CAL) |
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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: 35 names - 19 current as of 12-2001. |
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Maërl production * click country to go to GIS |
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 |
List of species' uses and community affiliations |
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Genus |
GenID |
SpID |
Species |
Uses |
Communities |
Phymatolithon |
PH |
CAL |
calcareum |
FA, FF |
AI, WB |
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click to relevant uses or communities on the index/legend table below>>> |
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to uses to communities |
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Phymatolithon is most strongly associated with the Agro-Industry and Wellbeing communities. |