Pictures and information:

• Basic information on red algae (University of California, Berkeley)

• Porphyra sp. picture (University of Wisconsin)

Nomenclature and biotas:

• Names applied to Porphyra species (Index Nominum Algarum, University of California, Berkeley)

• Checklist of Bangiophyte red algae (including Porphyra species) from northwestern Europe (Seaweed Information Server, National University of Ireland)

• Checklist of Bangiophyte red algae (including Porphyra species) from Ireland (Seaweed Information Server, National University of Ireland)

Cultures

Molecular biology:

• Porphyra purpurea mitochondrial genome sequencing project

• P. purpurea chloroplast genome sequencing project (Mike Reith, Institute of Marine Biosciences)

• Get sequences from NCBI GenBank using Entrez search or Taxonomy Browser

Aquaculture:

• Synopsis of nori culture program in Maine (Maine Science and Technology Foundation)

• Strain improvement research (Don Cheney, Northeastern University)

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