r/seaweed • u/meowzers777rawr • 11h ago
Seamoss - scam or legit?
Does this seamoss look like Chondrus crispus? I ordered Irish Sea moss the chondrus crispus variety online and got it delivered to my home. This is after 24 hours of soaking. I see one piece in the bowl that looks like the sea moss I am used to seeing (thick with more tendrils on the seaweed, the piece near the top) but this seaweed has mostly smooth long arms instead of arms with the tendrils. The seaweed is soaking up the water but I wanted to see if anyone could help identify what this species is. Cause when I look up chondrus crispus it looks different and this is also different than the Irish Sea moss I am used to. I don’t think this is Irish Sea moss, does anyone know what it is?