Porphyra umbilicalis

Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Phylum: Rhodophyta • Classis: Bangiophyceae • Ordo: Bangiales • Familia: Bangiaceae • Genus: Porphyra • Species: Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Porphyra umbilicalis']

• English: laver, slake, purple laver
• Cymraeg: Bara lawr
• Deutsch: Nabel-Purpurtang
• español: Laver
• Gaeilge: sleabhac
• Gàidhlig: Slòcan
• norsk bokmål: fjærehinne
• Nederlands: Navelwier
• norsk: Fjærehinne
• português: Erva-patinha
• Scots: Slake
• 中文: 紫菜
• 中文（中国大陆）: 紫菜
• 中文（简体）: 紫菜

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Porphyra umbilicalis

• AlgaeBase link : Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing
• ITIS link: Porphyra umbilicalis
• NCBI link: Porphyra umbilicalis
• World Register of Marine Species link: Porphyra umbilicalis Kützing, 1843

Images

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  from Helgoland (Germany)
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  (right), together with Porphyra purpurea (in front)
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Use as food

Laver is made of Porphyra umbilicalis and other Porphyra-species.

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  dried laver
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  laverbread