Ecklonia
Encyclopedia
Ecklonia is a genus
of kelp
belonging to the family
Lessoniaceae
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There are nine species:
Ecklonia species produce the phlorotannin eckol
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of kelp
Kelp
Kelps are large seaweeds belonging to the brown algae in the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera....
belonging to the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Lessoniaceae
Lessoniaceae
Lessoniaceae are a family of kelp. Species of this family have transition zone with intercalary meristem subdivided so that there are a number of secondary stipes in addition to the primary stipe....
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There are nine species:
- Ecklonia biruncinata
- Ecklonia brevipes
- Ecklonia cavaEcklonia cavaEcklonia cava is a species of brown alga found in the ocean off Japan and Korea.It is used as an herbal remedy in the form of an extract called Seanol, a polyphenol. Another phlorotannin-rich natural agent, Ventol, is also extract from E. cava. One of the phlorotannins component is called...
- Ecklonia fastigiata
- Ecklonia kurome
- Ecklonia maximaEcklonia maximaEcklonia maxima, sea bamboo, is a species of kelp native to the southern oceans. It is most typically found along the southern Atlantic coast of Africa, from the very south of South Africa north to Namibia...
- Ecklonia muratii
- Ecklonia radiataEcklonia radiataEcklonia radiata is a species of kelp found in the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Islands, Madagascar, Mauritania, Senegal, South Africa, Oman, southern Australia, Lord Howe Island, and New Zealand.-Further reading:...
- Ecklonia stolonifera
Ecklonia species produce the phlorotannin eckol
Eckol
Eckol is a phlorotannin isolated from brown algae Ecklonia species. The molecule possesses a dibenzo-p-dioxin skeleton and a phloroglucinol component. The molecule can also be viewed as a phloroglucinol trimer. It exhibits an anti-plasmin inhibitory effect and a radioprotective effect in mice....
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