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Species of Gracilaria Greville are known to differ in the chemical structure, hence, physical properties of their extracted agar (e.g., Hong et al., 1969; Craigie et al., 1984). Thus, agar composition can be useful taxonomically, possibly serving to distinguish taxa that are not easily differentiated by morphology or other conventional criteria. However, as analysis of agar usually involves destruction of considerable amounts of plant material, it is impractical for most taxonomic purposes.
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Bird, C.J., Helleur, R.J., Hayes, E.R., McLachlan, J. (1987). Analytical pyrolysis as a taxonomic tool in Gracilaria (Rhodophyta: Gigartinales). In: Ragan, M.A., Bird, C.J. (eds) Twelfth International Seaweed Symposium. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 41. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4057-4_30
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