Chondrus crispus, commonly called Irish moss or carrageenan moss, is a species of red algae that grows abundantly along the rocky parts of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America. Fresh specimens are soft and cartilaginous, varying in color from greenish yellow through red to dark purple or purplish brown, and its principal constituent is the polysaccharide carrageenan, which makes up 55 percent of its dry weight alongside nearly 10 percent protein and about 15 percent mineral matter, with the alga rich in iodine and sulfur. Because of its abundant cell wall polysaccharides it forms a jelly when boiled, holding 20 to 100 times its own weight in water.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
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Source Wikidata: Irish Moss
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Source Wikipedia: Chondrus crispus
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Source Wikipedia: Chondrus crispusDistribution: Canadatier 2Quote, Distribution: Canada
It is found on the Atlantic coasts of Canada and recorded from California in the United States to Japan.
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Source Wikipedia: Chondrus crispusDistribution: Japantier 2Quote, Distribution: Japan
It is found on the Atlantic coasts of Canada and recorded from California in the United States to Japan.
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Source Wikipedia: Chondrus crispusDistribution: United Statestier 2Quote, Distribution: United States
It is found on the Atlantic coasts of Canada and recorded from California in the United States to Japan.
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1. Wikipedia: Chondrus crispus
WikipediaLead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Chondrus crispus-commonly called Irish moss or carrageenan moss (Irish carraigín, "little rock"), is a species of red algae which grows abundantly along the rocky parts of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
In Group: Red Algae (Rhodophyta), Lead, group
is a species of red algae
In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Habitat: Intertidal Zone
Chondrus crispus is found growing on rock from the middle intertidal zone into the subtidal zone, all the way to the ocean floor.
View the Source 2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ4963539, descriptionView the Source 4. Wikidata: Irish Moss
Child Taxon Of: Florideophyceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source 5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Chondrus crispus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5279115, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 5279115, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
Wikipedia: Algae
WikipediaLead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
are any of a large and diverse group of photosynthetic organisms.
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