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mendable values for laminarin, manitol and fucoidin, all of which prod- 

 ucts are beginning to be in demand in the market. 



The alginates industry disposes of abundant raw materials in Chile 

 to serve as the basis for the preparation of a number of medical, chem- 

 ical and food products. 



On a small scale Chondrus canaliculatus (Ag.) Grev. instead C. cris- 

 pus is used for extraction of carragenin, and Macrocystis pyrifera, M. 

 integrifolia and Lessonia flavicans are used to produce kelp meal. 



Selected Literature 



CUBiLLOS-MoYA, R. El Agar-agar chileno. Rev. Biol. Mar., Univ. Chile, V. 

 e, Nos. 1-2, pp. 70-88. 



Etcheverry-Daza, H. 1951. Generos Algologicos chilenos. I. Genero Les- 

 sonia Bory. 1825. Ibidem., V. e, Nos. 1-2, pp. 53-69. 



Llana, a. 1948. Primera Expedicion Antartica chilena. Algas Marinas. 

 Ibidem., V. 1, No. 1, pp. 19-31. 



. 1948. Algas Industriales de Chile. Ibidem., V. 1, No. 2, pp. 



124-131. 



Skottsberg, C. 1941. Communities of algae in Subantarctic and Antarctic 

 waters. Kgl. Svensk. Vetensk. Ak. Handl., V. 19, pp. 1-92. 



. 1941. Marine algae Commuities of the Juan Fernandez Is- 

 lands, with remarks on the comparison of the flora. In The Natural 

 History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Islands, V. 2, pp. 671-696. 



Taylor, Wm. R. 1939. Algae collected by the "Hassler", "Albatross" and 

 Schmitt Expeditions. II. Marine Algae from Uruguay, Argentina, the 

 Falkland Islands, and the Strait of Magallanes. Pap. Mich. Acad. Sci., 

 Arts, and Letters, V. 24 (1938), pp. 127-164. 



■ . 1947. Algae collected by the "Hassler", "Albatross" and 



Schmitt Expeditions. III. Marine Algae from Peru and Chile. Ibidem., 

 V. 31, pp. 57-90. 



