Avrainvillea | |
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Costasiella cf. kuroshimae on Avrainvillea erecta. Locality: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. The length of the slug is about 1 cm. | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Bryopsidales |
Family: | Dichotomosiphonaceae |
Genus: |
Avrainvillea Decaisne, 1842 |
Type species | |
Avrainvillea nigricans Decaisne, 1842
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Species [1] | |
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Avrainvillea is a genus of green algae in the family Dichotomosiphonaceae. [1]
Avrainvillea is a green siphonous marine macroalgal species. [2] In the tropical species the dichotomously and branched filaments are generally united. [3]
The genus has a worldwide tropical and tropical distribution. [2]
The species occur from the intertidal to 60m. [2]
Avrainvillea erecta was reported to have strong hemagglutination activity. [4] In addition, the chloroform fraction of a methanol extract of Avrainvillea erecta exhibited hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity as strong as that shown by gallic acid. [5]
Eight new species are listed and described. [2]
Avrainvillea | |
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Costasiella cf. kuroshimae on Avrainvillea erecta. Locality: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. The length of the slug is about 1 cm. | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
Division: | Chlorophyta |
Class: | Ulvophyceae |
Order: | Bryopsidales |
Family: | Dichotomosiphonaceae |
Genus: |
Avrainvillea Decaisne, 1842 |
Type species | |
Avrainvillea nigricans Decaisne, 1842
| |
Species [1] | |
|
Avrainvillea is a genus of green algae in the family Dichotomosiphonaceae. [1]
Avrainvillea is a green siphonous marine macroalgal species. [2] In the tropical species the dichotomously and branched filaments are generally united. [3]
The genus has a worldwide tropical and tropical distribution. [2]
The species occur from the intertidal to 60m. [2]
Avrainvillea erecta was reported to have strong hemagglutination activity. [4] In addition, the chloroform fraction of a methanol extract of Avrainvillea erecta exhibited hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity as strong as that shown by gallic acid. [5]
Eight new species are listed and described. [2]