Osmundea pinnatifida

Osmundea pinnatifida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
(unranked):	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Ceramiales
Family:	Rhodomelaceae
Genus:	Osmundea
Species:	O. pinnatifida
Binomial name
Osmundea pinnatifida (Hudson) Stackhouse
Synonyms
Laurencia pinnatifida

Osmundea pinnatifida is a species of red alga known by the common name Pepper Dulse.

It is a small seaweed widely found with the tidal zone of moderately sheltered rocky shores around Britain and Europe. Although technically a red seaweed it can show a wide range of colouring from yellow-buff to a red so dark as to be almost black.

Reference is made to its being harvested and dried in Scotland and in the Channel Islands for use as a curry-flavoured spice.

External links

• AlgaeBase
• Marinespecies.org
• Marlin.ac.uk