Summary ³

Chondrus crispus, irish moss, is a species of red algae that grows abundantly on the rocky shores of the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe, as well as South America and Africa. It is found in the low intertidal to the shallow subtidal.

M.D. Guiry. Chondrus crispus. in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2016.

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