Colpomenia sinuosa

Colpomenia sinuosa, commonly named the oyster thief or sinuous ballweed, is a brown algae species in the genus Colpomenia. It is the type species of its genus. It is found throughout South Africa and is widespread around Australia and overseas.

Colpomenia sinuosa
Sea bubble (Colpomenia sinuosa), Cabrillo National Monument tidepools, San Diego, California, USA
Scientific classification
Clade: SAR
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Ectocarpales
Family: Scytosiphonaceae
Genus: Colpomenia
Species:
C. sinuosa
Binomial name
Colpomenia sinuosa
Synonyms

Colpomenia sinuosa contains the C6-C4-C6 phenolic compound colpol.[4]

Distribution

This species is widespread in tropical to temperate zones around the world.[5] It can be found in New Zealand in the northeastern coasts of the North Island, the Kermadec Islands, and the Marlborough Sounds.[5]

References
  1. Mazé, Hippolyte; Schramm, A (1905). Essai de classification des algues de la Guadeloupe (in French) (2nd ed.). Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe: Impr. du Gouvernement. p. 131. hdl:2027/coo.31924000640767. 876347352
  2. Natural History Museum (2014). Dataset: Collection specimens. Resource: Specimens. Natural History Museum Data Portal ( http://www.nhm.ac.uk/services/media-store/asset/4fc357cb75ba3e5b51a22b8bfcfc8ea945e5303a/contents/preview ). doi:10.5519/0002965 Retrieved: 17:42 10 May 2018 (GMT)
  3. Barton, Ethel Sara (November 1898). "On the Structure and Development of Soranthera, Post. & Rupr". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 33 (234): 479–486. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1898.tb00666.x. ISSN 1095-8339.
  4. Colpol, a New Cytotoxic C6-C4-C6 Metabolite from the Alga Colpomenia sinuosa. Dalia Green, Yoel Kashman and Ahron Miroz, J. Nat. Prod., 1993, volume 56, issue 7, pages 1201–1202, doi:10.1021/np50097a033
  5. Nelson, W. A. (2013). New Zealand seaweeds : an illustrated guide. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 122. ISBN 9780987668813. OCLC 841897290.

Further reading

Lee, Kyung Min; Boo, Sung Min; Kain, Joanna; Sherwood, Alison (February 2013). "Cryptic diversity and biogeography of the widespread brown alga Colpomenia sinuosa (Ectocarpales, Phaeophyceae)". Botanica Marina. 56 (1): 15–25. doi:10.1515/bot-2012-0211.



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