Avrainvillea

<i>Avrainvillea</i>

Avrainvillea

Genus of algae

Avrainvillea is a genus of green algae in the family Dichotomosiphonaceae.[1]

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Description

Avrainvillea is a green siphonous marine macroalgal species.[2] In the tropical species the dichotomously and branched filaments are generally united.[3]

Distribution

The genus has a worldwide tropical and tropical distribution.[2]

Ecology

The species occur from the intertidal to 60m.[2]

As sources of bioactive natural products

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]

References

  1. [1]
    Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Avrainvillea taxonomy browser". AlgaeBase version 4.2 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  2. [2]
    Lagourgue, L, Rousseau, F, Zubia, M. and Payri,E. 2023. Diversity of the genus Avrainvillea (Dichotomosiphonaceae, Chlorophyta): new insights and eight new species. European Journal of Phycology.58: 399 - 426.
  3. [3]
    Fritch, F.E 1965. The Structure and Reproduction of the Algae. Volume 1 p404. Cambridge at the University Press.
  4. [4]
    Dinh HL, Hori K, Quang NH. Screening and preliminary characterization of hemagglutinins in Vietnamese marine algae. J Appl Phycol 2009; 21(1): 89-97.
  5. [5]
    Chai TT, Kwek MT, Mohd Ismail NI, Ooi JLS, Yang Amri A, Abd Manan F, Law YC, Wong FC.(2015) Antioxidant activities of methanol extract and solventfractions of marine macroalga, Avrainvillea erecta (Berkeley) A. Gepp and E.S. Gepp (Dichotomosiphonaceae). Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 14 (3): 503-509.


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