Gelidiaceae

Gelidiaceae
	Gelidium corneum
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Gelidiales
Family:	Gelidiaceae; Kützing, 1843
Genera
	Acanthopeltis Okamura, 1892; Capreolia Guiry & Womersley, 1993; Gelidiophycus G.H.Boo, J.K.Park & S.M.Boo, 2013; Gelidium J.V. Lamouroux, 1813; Onikusa Akatsuka, 1986; Porphyroglossum Kützing, 1847; Ptilophora Kützing, 1847; Yatabella Okamura, 1900; Acrocarpus Kützing, 1843 (nomen dubium);

The Gelidiaceae is a small family of red algae containing eight genera.^[1] Many species of this algae are used to make agar.^[2]

Uses[edit]

Agar can be derived from many types of red seaweeds, including those from families such as Gelidiaceaae, Gracilariaceae, Gelidiellaceae and Pterocladiaceae. It is a polysaccharide located in the inner part of the red algal cell wall. It is used in food material, medicines, cosmetics, therapeutic and biotechnology industries.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Santelices, B.; Hommersand, M. (1997-03-01). "Pterocladiella, a new genus in the Gelidiaceae (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta)". Phycologia. 36 (2): 114–119. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-36-2-114.1. ISSN 0031-8884.
^ Seo, Yung-Bum; Lee, Youn-Woo; Lee, Chun-Han; You, Hack-Chul (April 2010). "Red algae and their use in papermaking". Bioresource Technology. 101 (7): 2549–53. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.088. PMID 20022488.
^ Mohammed Kuddus and Roohi (editors) Bioplastics for Sustainable Development (2021), p. 317, at Google Books

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[1] Santelices, B.; Hommersand, M. (1997-03-01). "Pterocladiella, a new genus in the Gelidiaceae (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta)". Phycologia. 36 (2): 114–119. doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-36-2-114.1. ISSN 0031-8884.

[2] Seo, Yung-Bum; Lee, Youn-Woo; Lee, Chun-Han; You, Hack-Chul (April 2010). "Red algae and their use in papermaking". Bioresource Technology. 101 (7): 2549–53. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.088. PMID 20022488.

[3] Mohammed Kuddus and Roohi (editors) Bioplastics for Sustainable Development (2021), p. 317, at Google Books

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