Superphylum Heterokonta Family Dictyotaceae Order Dictyotales | Class Phaeophyceae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Dictyotales, Dictyotaceae, Lobophora, Stypopodium, Dictyopteris | ||
Zonaria is a genus of thalloid brown alga comprising approximately 12 species. Specimens can reach around 25 cm in size. Zonaria produces tetraspores.
The species currently recognised are:
The three Zonaria Australian species Z. turneriana, Z. crenata and Z. angustata produce phloroglucinol derivatives.
References
Zonaria (alga) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA