ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE RED SEAWEED PORPHYRA(ORDER BANGIALES: RHODOPHYTA) IN INDIA

S.K. Yadav¹*, Aron Santhosh Kumar Y.² and M. Palanisamy³

¹Botanical Survey of India, CGO Complex, Sector 1, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700064

²Botanical Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, TNAU campus, Coimbatore – 641003

³Botanical Survey of India, Central National Herbarium, Howrah -711103

Email: skyadavbsic@gmail.com

Received-12.08.2024, Revised-16.09.2024, Accepted-28.09.2024

Abstract: The red seaweed genus Porphyra is one of the economically important seaweeds and contains various bioactive compounds of nutritional and pharmaceuticals values. Because of its economic potential, Porphyra is being intensively studied, cultivated, and commercially utilized in many parts of the world. Taxonomically this genus has undergone many nomenclatural changes due to the recent molecular assessments. Presently Porphyra is represented by 83 taxa in the world and four taxa in India namely Porphyra chauhanii C. Anil Kumar & M.V.N. Panikkar, P. indica V. Krishnam. & M. Baluswami, P. malvanensis Anil Kumar & P.S.N. Rao and P. okhaensis H.V. Joshi, R.M.Oza & A.Tewari. The present paper comprehensively reviews the economic potential of Porphyra in Indian perspectives.

Keywords: Economic potential, Nori, Porphyra, Porphyran, Rhodophyta.

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