| Common Name | Irish moss |
| Language | English |
| Type | Market |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry, 2009 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | N.A. |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'moss' from Latin 'muscus', i.e., bog, swamp. |