Polycladia 
myrica (S.G.Gmelin) Draima, Ballesteros, F.Rousseau & T.Thibaut

Polycladia 
myrica (S.G.Gmelin) Draima, Ballesteros, F.Rousseau & T.Thibaut

Polycladia 
myrica (S.G.Gmelin) Draima, Ballesteros, F.Rousseau & T.Thibaut

Polycladia myrica
(S.G.Gmelin) Draima, Ballesteros, F.Rousseau & T.Thibaut

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Species Details

Class: Phaeophyceae
Genus: Polycladia Montagne in Orbigny
Species: Polycladia myrica
Authority: (S.G.Gmelin) Draima, Ballesteros, F.Rousseau & T.Thibaut
Description:

Original publication: Draisma, S.G.A., Ballesteros, E., Rousseau, F. & Thibaut, T. (2010). DNA sequence data demonstrate the polyphyly of the genus Cystoseira and other Sargassaceae genera (Phaeophyceae). Journal of Phycology 46(6): 1329-1345.


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References

Papenfuss, G.F. & Jensen, J.B. (1967). The morphology, taxonomy, and nomenclature of Cystophyllum trinode (Forsskål) J. Agardh and Cystoseira myrica (S.G. Gmelin) C. Agardh (Fucales: Cystoseiraceae). Blumea 15: 17-24, 4 figs.



Habitat: Marine species
Type information:

Basionym: Fucus myrica S.G.Gemlin

Type locality: "Mare mediterraneum? ad Littora Kamtschatica quoque legit Kraschenninikow" Collector: Kraschenninikow (Gmelin 1768: 88).

Notes: The type locality as reported by Gmelin “Locus Mare mediterraneum? ad Littora Kamtschatica quoque legit Kraschennikiow” is clearly inconsistent (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 47). Siberia: Kamchatka Peninsula (LT fide C. Agardh 1820) (Index Nominum Algarum).

Specimens
( 2 record(s) available )
Type Number Species Date Coastal Station

(O)

3390 Polycladia myrica (S.G.Gmelin) Draima, Ballesteros, F.Rousseau & T.Thibaut 2011-04-20 Chuiba (beach), Pemba, Mozambique

(H) 

3868 Polycladia myrica (S.G.Gmelin) Draima, Ballesteros, F.Rousseau & T.Thibaut 1898-04-19 Turtle bay, Egypt


Bibliography

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   Cytotoxic Hydroazulene Diterpenes from the Brown Alga Cystoseira myrica
   Evaluation of in vitro antiviral activity of a brown alga Cystoseira myrica
   Cytotoxic activity of some marine brown algae against cancer cell lines
   EPIPHYTIC AND ASSOCIATED ALGAE IN THE CYSTOSElRA MYRICA
   Comparison of Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Contents of some algae
   Biological activity and chemical constituents of red and brown algae
   Screening for antibacterial activities in some marine algae ...
   INDUCTION AND REDUCTION OF ANTI-HERBIVORE DEFENSES IN BROWN AND RED MACROALGAE OFF THE KENYAN COAST
   Evaluation of in vitro antiviral activity of a brown alga (Cystoseira myrica) from the Persian Gulf against herpes simplex virus type 1
   Analysis of immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharides extracted from the brown alga Cystoseira myrica
   Inhibition of the development of pathogenic fungi by extracts of some marine algae
   Biological and Biochemical Studies on Some Components of Red Sea Algae, Possibility of Using the Plants as Part of Nutritional Diets
   Comparison of Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Contents of some Persian Gulf Marine Algae
   Determination of the Biomass and Phycocolloid Contents of some Marine Algae from Eritrea
   Antimicrobial and antiviral activities against Newcastle disease virus (NDV) from marine algae isolated from Qusier and Marsa-Alam Seashore (Red Sea), Egypt
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