Gelidiella

Gelidiella
	Gelidiella acerosa from the island of Réunion.
Scientific classification
(unranked):	Archaeplastida
Division:	Rhodophyta
Class:	Florideophyceae
Order:	Gelidiales
Family:	Gelidiellaceae
Genus:	Gelidiella; Feldmann & G.Hamel
Species
	Gelidiella acerosa; Gelidiella calcicola; Gelidiella pannosa; Gelidiella ramellosa; …

Gelidiella is a genus of red algae (phylum Rhodophyta). Worldwide there are 22 species of Gelidiella, mostly tropical and subtropical. Gelidiella and Gelidium are now both united into one order Gelidiales.

Gelidiella acerosa has been used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.[1]

References

Nisha, Syad Arif; Devi, Kasi Pandima (December 2017). "Gelidiella acerosa protects against Aβ 25-35-induced toxicity and memory impairment in Swiss Albino mice: an in vivo report". Pharm Biol. 55 (1): 1423–1435. doi:10.1080/13880209.2017.1302967. PMC 6130556.

External links

B. Santelices & Robert Wilkes (2005-02-22). "Gelidiella Feldmann & G. Hamel 1934: 529". AlgaeBase.

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[1] Nisha, Syad Arif; Devi, Kasi Pandima (December 2017). "Gelidiella acerosa protects against Aβ 25-35-induced toxicity and memory impairment in Swiss Albino mice: an in vivo report". Pharm Biol. 55 (1): 1423–1435. doi:10.1080/13880209.2017.1302967. PMC 6130556.