Chondrus

Chondrus
Chondrus elatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Gigartinaceae
Genus: Chondrus
Stackhouse [1797]

Chondrus is a genus of red algae containing 11 accepted species:[1]

Japanese kaisō, a jelly-like food made from Chondrus elatus
  1. ^ M. D. Guiry & G. M. Guiry (2012). "Chondrus Stackhouse, 1797". AlgaeBase. National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved February 5, 2012.