Domain Eukaryota Class Florideophyceae Scientific name Osmundea pinnatifida | Division Rhodophyta Species O. pinnatifida Rank Genus | |
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Similar Rhodomelaceae, Laurencia, Ceramiales, Chondria, Mastocarpus stellatus | ||
Osmundea pinnatifida is a species of red alga known by the common name pepper dulse.
It is a small seaweed widely found with the tidal zone of moderately sheltered rocky shores around Britain and Europe. Although technically a red seaweed, it can show a wide range of colouring from yellow-buff to a red so dark as to be almost black.
It is harvested and dried in Scotland and in the Channel Islands for use as a curry-flavoured spice.
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