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Cultivation biology of Gracilaria tikvahiae in the United States

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Dennis Hanisak, M., Ryther, J.H. Cultivation biology of Gracilaria tikvahiae in the United States. Hydrobiologia 116, 295–298 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00027688

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