Agar agar is a
natural extract from seaweeds. Here below a list of the
most common seaweeds naturally containing agar agar and
their geographical worldwide distribution:
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Origin
Rhodophyceae
Gigartinales
Phillophoraceae
Ahnfeltia
plicata
Sakkalin Russia
Ahnfeltia
paradoxa
Pacific Ocean
Ahnfeltia
gigartinoides
Pacific Ocean
Rhodophyceae
Gigartinales
Gelidiaceae
Acanthopeltis
japonica
Japan
Gelidium
amansii
Japan
Gelidium
sesquipedale
Morocco
Gelidium
japonicum
Japan
Gelidium
cartilagineum
South Africa
Gelidium
nudifrons
California
Gelidium
spinolosum
Morocco
Gelidium
pluma
Indonesia
Gelidium
densum
Indonesia
Gelidium
corneum
Indonesia
Gelidium
pristoides
Madagascar
Gelidiella
acerosa
Japan
Gelidiella
edulis
India
Gelidiopsis
rigida
Indonesia
Pterocladia
capillacea
Azzorre
Pterocladia
lucida
New Zeland
Pterocladia
tenuis
Azzorre
Pterocladia
densa
Mediterranean sea
Rhodophyceae
Gracilariales
Gracilariaceae
Gracilaria
verrucosa
Italy
Gracilaria
confervoides
Italy
Gracilaria
foliifera
Florida USA
Gracilaria
cornea
North America
Gracilaria
chilensis
Chile
Gracilaria
bursa-pastoris
Hawaii USA
Gracilaria
gigas
Indonesia
Gracilaria
edulis
Indonesia
Gracilariopsis
chorda
Japan
Gracilariopsis
estedtii
Florida USA
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