Zonaria (alga)

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Zonaria
Multi-fanned zonaria at Lorry Bay PB012113.JPG
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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]

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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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 (3): 303–311. doi:10.1080/09670269710001737229.
  2. 1 2 Ismail, Amel; Bel Hadj Salah, Karima; Ahmed, Mehboob; Mastouri, Maha (2014). "Antibacterial and antifungal activities of brown alga Zonaria tournefortii (J.V. Lamouroux)". Allelopathy Journal. 34 (1): 143–153.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 3 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 (3): 264–275. Bibcode:2018NZJB...56..264N. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2018.1478310.
  5. ↑ Simons, R. H. (1964). "Notes on the Species of Zonaria in South Africa". Bothalia. 8 (2): 195–200. doi: 10.4102/abc.v8i2.1631 .


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