Gelidiella is a genus of red algae (phylum Rhodophyta). Worldwide there are 22 species of Gelidiella, mostly tropical and subtropical. Gelidiella and Gelidium are now both united into one order Gelidiales.

Gelidiella
Gelidiella acerosa from the island of Réunion.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gelidiales
Family: Gelidiellaceae
Genus: Gelidiella
Feldmann & G.Hamel
Species

Gelidiella acerosa
Gelidiella calcicola
Gelidiella pannosa
Gelidiella ramellosa

Gelidiella acerosa has been used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Nisha, Syad Arif; Devi, Kasi Pandima (December 2017). "Gelidiella acerosa protects against Aβ 25-35-induced toxicity and memory impairment in Swiss Albino mice: an in vivo report". Pharm. Biol. 55 (1): 1423–1435. doi:10.1080/13880209.2017.1302967. PMC 6130556.
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