A comprehensive review of the brown macroalgal genus Turbinaria J.V. Lamouroux (Fucales, Sargassaceae)
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A comprehensive review of the brown macroalgal genus Turbinaria J.V. Lamouroux (Fucales, Sargassaceae) M. Zubia 1 & Valérie Stiger-Pouvreau 2 & Lydiane Mattio 3,4 & Claude E. Payri 5 & Hannah L. Stewart 6,7 Received: 6 January 2020 / Revised and accepted: 16 June 2020 # Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract Turbinaria J.V. Lamouroux is a genus of brown algae of the family Sargassaceae (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) found throughout the tropics, subtropics, and occasionally in temperate marine regions. There are currently 22 recognized species, although the taxonomy of Turbinaria is under current refinement with the advancement of genetic analysis techniques for this genus. Ecologically Turbinaria plays an important role, as its morphology, life history, chemical and mechanical defenses, and rafting dispersal ability have contributed to its increasing distribution across reefs worldwide and to its role in the phase shift from coral to macroalgal reefs worldwide. Although Turbinaria is occasionally consumed and used as a fertilizer locally, this genus is not currently highly exploited for industrial use, but research into the potential of Turbinaria extracts for cosmetic, nutritive, fertilizer, and pharmaceutical industries has yielded some promising results. Turbinaria’s alginate, fucoidan, pigment, and unique fatty acid content may prove useful in medical applications due to their antioxidant and anticancer properties. Keywords Phaeophyceae . Coral reefs . Tropical and subtropical ecosystems . Taxonomy . Ecology . Biochemical composition . Industrial uses
Identity Nomenclature Valid scientific name of the genus The brown macroalgal genus Turbinaria J.V. Lamouroux belongs to the family Sargassaceae (Fucales, Phaeophyceae). * Hannah L. Stewart [email protected]
The first species of Turbinaria was described by Linnaeus (1753) from a Jamaican specimen under the name Fucus turbinatus Linnaeus (Guiry and Guiry 2020). Although C.A. Agardh (1820) considered the species as a member of the genus Sargassum, Lamouroux (1825) mentioned Fucus turbinatus while revising the family Fucaceae and designating the new genus Turbinaria. However, the combination Turbinaria turbinata (Linnaeus) Kuntze was only validated later (Kuntze 1898). Vernacular names
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University of French Polynesia, UMR-EIO, LabEx-CORAIL, 98702 Faa’a, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, 29280 Plouzané, France
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blue[c]weed, 29280 Locmaria-Plouzané, France
The common English name for the genus Turbinaria is spiny leaf, although it is not used commonly. Several names are also used in the Pacific islands including limu lautalatala (Samoa), rimu taratara (New Zealand), and remu taratara (Tahiti).
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
Taxonomy
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French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development, UMR 9220/250 ENTROPIE (IRD-UR-CNRS), BPA5, 98848 Noumea, New Caledonia
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University of California Gump South Pacific Research Station, Moorea, French Polynesia
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