Palmaria palmata

Palmaria palmata
Scientific classification
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Palmariales
Family:	Palmariaceae
Genus:	Palmaria
Species:	P. palmata
Binomial name
Palmaria palmata (L.) F.Weber & D.Mohr
Synonyms [1]
Ceramium palmatum (Linnaeus) Stackhouse, 1797 Delesseria palmata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 Delesseria sobolifera (M.Vahl) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 Fucus bullatus O.F.Müller, 1777 Fucus caprinus (Gunnerus) Vahl, 1794 Fucus delicatulus (Gunnerus) Vahl, 1797 Fucus dulcis S.G.Gmelin, 1768 Fucus foliaceus Ström, 1788 Fucus ovinus Gunnerus, 1766 Fucus palmatus Linnaeus, 1753 Fucus rubens Esper, 1799 Fucus rubescens Sommerfelt, 1826 Fucus sarniensis Roth, 1806 Fucus soboliferus M.Vahl, 1792 Halymenia palmata (Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1817 Halymenia sobolifera (M.Vahl) C.Agardh, 1817 Palmaria expansa Stackhouse, 1809 Palmaria lanceolata Stackhouse, 1809 Rhodymenia palmata (Linnaeus) Greville, 1830 Rhodymenia sobolifera (M.Vahl) Greville, 1830 Sphaerococcus palmatus (Linnaeus) Wahlenberg, 1826 Sphaerococcus sarniensis (Roth) C.Agardh, 1817 Sphaerococcus soboliferus (M.Vahl) Kützing, 1843 Ulva caprina Gunnerus, 1772 Ulva delicatula Gunnerus, 1772 Ulva palmata (Linnaeus) Withering, 1796 Ulva sobolifera (M.Vahl) Lyngbye, 1819

Palmaria palmata, also called dulse, dillisk or dilsk (from Irish/Scottish Gaelic duileasc/duileasg), red dulse, sea lettuce flakes, or creathnach, is a red alga (Rhodophyta) previously referred to as Rhodymenia palmata. It grows on the northern coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is a well-known snack food. In Iceland, where it is known as söl [ˈsœːl̥], it has been an important source of dietary fiber throughout the centuries.