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Research on the culture of Gelidium rex was approached from two points of view, growth of thalli from spores and growth from re-attachment. Mollusk shells, which are very easy to handle, were used in both systems. The results achieved by these methods showed that reattachment is the technique that obtains larger plants in a shorter time. This is the first stage in developing culture and cultivation techniques aimed at commercial exploitation of this species in Chile.
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Rojas, R.H., León, N.M. & Rojas, R.O. Practical and descriptive techniques for Gelidium rex (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) culture. Hydrobiologia 326, 367–370 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00047833
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