Taxonomy Change

old name

Monostroma kuroshiense

new name

Gayralia kuroshiensis

USE: Monostroma kuroshiense

REFERENCES: In Japan, dried G. kuroshiensis called “aonori” is used to season dishes such as “Takoyaki” and “okonomiyaki”. In Okinawa, it is used in a soup called “āsa nu ushiru”. Commercially cultivated in East Asia and South America for the edible product "hitoegusa-nori" or "hirohano-hitoegusa nori", popular sushi wraps.