Ecklonia
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| Ecklonia | |
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| Ecklonia cava | |
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| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Division: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Lessoniaceae |
| Genus: | Ecklonia Hornemann[1] |
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Ecklonia is a genus of kelp (brown algae) belonging to the family Lessoniaceae.
There are nine species:
- Ecklonia biruncinata
- Ecklonia brevipes
- Ecklonia cava
- Ecklonia fastigiata
- Ecklonia kurome
- Ecklonia maxima
- Ecklonia muratii
- Ecklonia radiata
- Ecklonia stolonifera
Ecklonia species produce the phlorotannin eckol[2].
[edit] References
- ^ Hornemann, J.W. (1828). "Om Fucus buccinalis Lin.". Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afhandlinger 3: 379–390.
- ^ Protective effect of phlorotannin components phloroglucinol and eckol on radiation-induced intestinal injury in mice. Changjong Moon, Sung-Ho Kim, Jong-Choon Kim, Jin Won Hyun, Nam Ho Lee, Jae Woo Park and Taekyun Shin, Phytotherapy Research, Volume 22, Issue 2, pages 238–242, February 2008
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