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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Gigartinaceae .
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Examples
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This is also a sulphated galactan, extracted from red seaweeds such as Chondrus,
Chapter 7 1991
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Chondrus zebra making a sharp turn Another species from Turkey.
Archive 2008-12-01 AYDIN 2008
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Chondrus zebra making a sharp turn Another species from Turkey.
Top 10 land snail pictures of 2008 AYDIN 2008
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I have also mentioned species with shells that are normally sinistral, including the freshwater snail genus Physa and the land snail Chondrus tournefortianus of Turkey.
Archive 2006-05-01 AYDIN 2006
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Other commercial sources of carrageenan, Chondrus and Iridaea, are harvested from natural populations in cool temperate waters.
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The simpler ones consist of rows of cells, usually branching like _Cladophora_; others form cell plates comparable to _Ulva_ (Fig. 30, _C_, _D_); while others, among which is the well-known Irish moss (_Chondrus_), form plants of considerable size, with pretty well differentiated tissues.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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It is by lifting up the overhanging masses of slimy fuel, tangles, and sea-grass, that we find the delicate varieties, as the _Chondrus_ with its metallic lustre, and the red _Algae_, or the stony _Corallina_, which delights in the obscurity of shaded pools.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Various
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Of all the sea-weeds proper the Carrageen mosses (Chondrus crispus and mamillosus) are the most eligible, and if dried and arranged in cases are very elegant.
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It bears the botanical name of _Chondrus crispus_, and varies much in size and colour.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Irish Moss Chondrus crispus a k a carrageen, carrageen moss, Mousse d'Irlande and Irisch Moos, is a springy, red seaweed that ranges from greenish-yellow to reddish-brown.
NYT > Home Page By AVA CHIN 2011
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