These difficulties can be avoided by treatment with warm hydrochloric acid in the case of Chondrus crispus, Gigartina mamillosa, Gracilaria confervoides and Rhodymenia palmata.

For the red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis, which grows in scraggly clumps, this is a particular problem. Its male gametes, or spermatia, lack flexible flagella to propel them through the water.

Until now, scientists believed the red algae –Gracilaria gracilis – relies on water movement for the dispersal of its male gametes or spermatia. In the new study, ...

Because Gracilaria gracilis produce spermatia that, like pollen grains, cannot move on their own, Dr. Valero wondered if the isopods might be playing a role in the spermatia’s dispersal.

MILAMDEC has likewise produced manuals on Gracilaria farming, agar processing, and food application distributed to local seaweed farmers, agar consumers, local government units, ...

MANILA, Philippines - Enriched noodles can be produced from scraps of milkfish and Gracilaria seaweed. This product has been developed by Aurora Afalla, a researcher of the Don Mariano Marcos ...