Meristotheca is a widely distributed genus of red algae some of whose species are eaten as edible seaweed. In particular, the type species, M. papulosa is a popular vegetable in Taiwan and Japan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Gigartinales |
| Family: | Solieriaceae |
| Genus: | Meristotheca J.Agardh |
| Species [1] | |
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References
edit- ^ G. T. Kraft & Robert Wilkes (2005-03-04). "Meristotheca J. Agardh 1872: 36". AlgaeBase.
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