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Aquaculture and Applications of Green Seaweeds of the Genus Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809

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Abstract

The genus Caulerpa is highly distributed within tropical and subtropical regions. Some species are found around the Mediterranean Sea and temperate regions of Australia, with the highest species diversity occurring in southern Australia. The consumption of this genus has been booming recently in Asia, with more species having been established to be edible as common local foods. Most of the species are wildly harvested, and the cultivation of several species is still underexplored. Nevertheless, the applications of this genus are massively studied for their nutritional and medicinal properties. Therefore, this chapter highlights the details on the cultivation status and applications of several known species under Caulerpa that are beneficial as baseline data for the developing seaweed industry.

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Zuldin, W.H. (2023). Aquaculture and Applications of Green Seaweeds of the Genus Caulerpa J.V. Lamouroux, 1809. In: Shah, M.D., Ransangan, J., Venmathi Maran, B.A. (eds) Marine Biotechnology: Applications in Food, Drugs and Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0624-6_5

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