Mastocarpus stellatus as food
Teresa PachecoEABAFebruary 8, 2024Mastocarpus stellatus foodMastocarpus stellatus as food
References to the use of Mastocarpus stellatus as food, before 1997, referred to as Gigartina mamillosa and stellatus (currently regarded as a synonym of Mastocarpus stellatus*) in:
• Text by Robertson, J. 1856, “Purple shore” published in Charles Dickens’s weekly magazine “Household Words Magazine” XIV: 391–395 (England).
• Book “Seaweeds and their uses” by Chapman, V. J. (Valentine Jackson), 1910 (Publication date 1970), London
*https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=12366
*https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=12367
