• Source: Cystophora (alga)

Cystophora is a genus of brown algae found mostly in temperate waters around Australia.




Description


Most of the southern Australian species can be immediately recognised as belonging to this genus by their characteristic zigzag branching pattern. Identification of individual species is generally more difficult and relies on the size and shape of branches, particularly terminal branches, which are specialised reproductive structures known as receptacles. Due to their local diversity and dominance in southern Australia, they are regarded by some as 'the eucalypts of the underwater world'.




Species


There are currently 26 accepted species of Cystophora:

Cystophora botryocystis Sonder
Cystophora brownii (Turner) J.Agardh
Cystophora cuspidata J.Agardh
Cystophora cymodocea Womersley & Nizamuddin ex Womersley
Cystophora dumosa (Greville ex Sonder) J.Agardh
Cystophora expansa Womersley
Cystophora fibrosa Simons
Cystophora flaccida J.Agardh
Cystophora gracilis Womersley
Cystophora grevillei (C.Agardh ex Sonder) J.Agardh
Cystophora harveyi Womersley
Cystophora intermedia J.Agardh
Cystophora monilifera J.Agardh
Cystophora moniliformis (Esper) Womersley & Nizamuddin
Cystophora pectinata (Greville & C.Agardh ex Sonder) J.Agardh
Cystophora platylobium (Mertens) J.Agardh
Cystophora polycystidea Areschoug ex J.Agardh
Cystophora racemosa (Harvey ex Kützing) J.Agardh
Cystophora retorta (Mertens) J.Agardh
Cystophora retroflexa (Labillardière) J.Agardh (type)
Cystophora scalaris J.Agardh
Cystophora siliquosa J.Agardh
Cystophora subfarcinata (Mertens) J.Agardh
Cystophora tenuis Womersley
Cystophora torulosa (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh
Cystophora xiphocarpa Harvey




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Cystophora (alga)
• Cystophora
• Cystophora retroflexa
• List of seaweeds and marine flowering plants of Australia (temperate waters)
• Diphlorethol
• Sargassaceae
• Crouania willae
• Moncrieff Bay