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Image of Porphyra perforata

Image of <i>Porphyra perforata</i>

Description:

This is a seasonal species best developed from late winter through summer. In Japan Porphyra has been cultivated as a food known as nori for a thousand years. The reproductive cycle includes the shell-boring phase known as Conchocelis.

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