Turbinaria (alga)

This article is about the brown alga. For the stony coral genus, see Turbinaria (coral).

Turbinaria
Turbinaria ornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Gyrista
Subphylum: Ochrophytina
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales
Family: Sargassaceae
Genus: Turbinaria
J.V.Lamouroux, 1825

Turbinaria is a genus of brown algae (Phaeophyceae) found primarily in tropical marine waters. It generally grows on rocky substrates.[1] In tropical Turbinaria species that are often preferentially consumed by herbivorous fishes and echinoids, there is a relatively low level of phenolics and tannins.[2]

The genus has shown promise as a way of removing lead from aqueous solutions.[3]

  1. ^ Blomquist, H.L. (1945). "Development of reproductive structures in the brown alga Turbinaria turbinata". Botanical Gazette. 106 (3): 290–304. doi:10.1086/335299. S2CID 83568641.
  2. ^ Steinberg, Peter D. (1986). "Chemical defenses and the susceptibility of tropical marine brown algae to herbivores". Oecologia. 69 (4): 628–630. Bibcode:1986Oecol..69..628S. doi:10.1007/BF00410374. PMID 28311627. S2CID 19551247.
  3. ^ Senthilkumar, R.; Vijayaraghavan, K.; Thilakavathi, M.; Iyer, P.V.R.; Velan, M. (2007). "Application of seaweeds for the removal of lead from aqueous solution". Biochem. Eng. J. 33 (3): 211–6. doi:10.1016/j.bej.2006.10.020.