Kappaphycus cottonii

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Kappaphycus cottonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Archaeplastida
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Rhodophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Areschougiaceae
Genus: Kappaphycus
Species: K. cottonii
Binomial name
Kappaphycus cottonii
Weber-van Bosse

Kappaphycus cottonii is a red alga. It is farmed as a source of carageenan.

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