Zonaria (alga)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Dictyotales |
| Family: | Dictyotaceae |
| Genus: | Zonaria C. Agardh, 1817 |
Zonaria is a genus of brown alga.The thallus is often between 5 and 27 centimeters tall and only 6-12 cell layers thick.[1]
Members of the genus are known to have anti-fungal properties.[2]
The three Zonaria Australian species Z. turneriana, Z. crenata and Z. angustata produce phloroglucinol derivatives.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Zonaria are mostly found in Australasia, but can also be found all over the world, including South Africa, Madagascar, Tunisia, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.[1][4][5][2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus was established in 1817 by Carl Adolph Agardh.[4] In 1894, members of Zonaria were redistributed to the new genus Homoestrichus.[1] Z. turneriana was lectotypified in 1998.[4]
Species
[edit]- Zonaria angustata
- Zonaria aureomarginata
- Zonaria canaliculata
- Zonaria ciliata
- Zonaria coriacea
- Zonaria crenata
- Zonaria crustacea
- Zonaria cryptica
- Zonaria diesingiana
- Zonaria farlowii
- Zonaria flabellata
- Zonaria membranacea
- Zonaria rugosa
- Zonaria spiralis
- Zonaria subarticulata
- Zonaria tournefortii
- Zonaria turneriana
- Zonaria zonata
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Phillips, J.A. (June 3, 2010). "Genus and species concepts in Zonaria and Homoeostrichus (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae), including the description of Exallosorus gen. nov". European Journal of Phycology. 32.
- ^ a b Ismail, Amel; Bel Hadj Salah, Karima; Ahmed, Mehboob; Mastouri, Maha (2014). "Antibacterial and antifungal activities of brown alga Zonaria tournefortii (J.V. Lamouroux)" (PDF). Allelopathy Journal. 34.
- ^ Blackman, Adrian J.; Rogers, Glen I.; Volkman, John K. (1988). "Phloroglucinol Derivatives from Three Australian Marine Algae of the Genus Zonaria". J. Nat. Prod. 51 (1): 158–160. doi:10.1021/np50055a027.
- ^ a b c Nelson, Wendy; Bilewitch, Jaret; Sutherland, Judy (June 28, 2018). "Distribution of the genus Zonaria (Dictyotales: Phaeophyceae) in New Zealand, and description of Zonaria cryptica sp. nov from Stewart Island". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 56.
- ^ Simons, R.H. (November 18, 1964). "Notes on the Species of Zonaria in South Africa". Original Research.
External links
[edit]- Images of Zonaria at Algaebase
- Museum of New Zealand: images
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