Overview
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Turbinaria is a genus of brown algae () found primarily in tropical marine waters. It generally grows on rocky substrates 1]. The genus has shown promise as a way of removing lead from aqueous solutions [2].
Species
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AlgaeBase lists 30 current species of Turbinaria.[3]:
- Turbinaria condensata
- Turbinaria conoides
- Turbinaria conoides f. laticuspidata
- Turbinaria conoides f. retroflexa
- Turbinaria crateriformis
- Turbinaria decurrens
- Turbinaria denudata
- Turbinaria elatensis
- Turbinaria filamentosa
- Turbinaria foliosa
- Turbinaria gracilis
- Turbinaria indica
- Turbinaria kenyaensis
- Turbinaria luzonensis
- Turbinaria murrayana
- Turbinaria ornata var. serrata
- Turbinaria ornata
- Turbinaria ornata f. ecoronata
- Turbinaria ornata f. evesiculosa
- Turbinaria ornata f. hainanensis
- Turbinaria papenfussii
- Turbinaria parvifolia
- Turbinaria tanzaniensis
- Turbinaria trialata
- Turbinaria trialata var. capensis
- Turbinaria tricostata
- Turbinaria tricostata var. weberae
- Turbinaria triquetra
- Turbinaria turbinata
- Turbinaria vulgaris
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Taxonomy
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The Genus Turbinaria is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 51 species and subspecies in the Genus Turbinaria: T. auricularis · T. cinerascens · T. condensata · T. conica · T. conoides (Agar-Agar Lesong) · T. conoides forma laticuspidata · T. conoides forma retroflexa · T. contorta · T. costata · T. crateriformis · T. cyathiformis · T. danae · T. decurrens · T. dentata · T. denudata · T. elatensis · T. filamentosa · T. foliosa · T. fusiformis · T. gracilis · T. heterophylla · T. indica · T. kenyaensis · T. luzonensis · T. mesentarina · T. mollis · T. murrayana · T. ornata · T. ornata forma ecoronata · T. ornata forma evesiculosa · T. ornata forma hainanensis · T. ornata var. serrata · T. ornate · T. palifera · T. papenfussii · T. parvifolia · T. porcellana · T. sinensis · T. swartzii · T. tanzaniensis · T. tenuis · T. thunbergii · T. trialata · T. trialata var. capensis · T. tricostata · T. tricostata var. weberae · T. triquetra · T. turbinata · T. undata · T. veluta · T. vulgaris
References
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- ^ Blomquist, H.L. 1945. Development of reproductive structures in the brown alga Turbinaria turbinata. Botanical Gazette. 106: 290-304
- ^ Senthilkumar, R. et. al 2007. Application of seaweeds for the removal of lead from aqueous solution. Biochem. Engin. Journ. 33: 211-216
- ^ Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2007. AlgaeBase version 4.2. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 October 2007.
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