TaxonomyRhodophyta
old name
Laurencia pinnatifida
new name
Osmundea pinnatifida
USE: Laurencia pinnatifida
REFERENCES: This aromatic seaweed is dried and used as a pepper- or curry-flavored spice in Scotland and Ireland. In some islands of Azores (Portugal) it is collected, cleaned, and pickled in vinegar and later eaten with fried food. is also eaten in the Hawaiian Is. Potential use in bioremediation, gastronomy, and pharmacology (nutritional and biological activities—prebiotic, antioxidant, antitumor, antiviral, antiprotozoal, antibacterial, antifouling, and antifungal).
