Turbinaria
E1039903
Turbinaria is a genus of brown macroalgae (seaweeds) commonly found in tropical and subtropical marine environments, often forming dense underwater forests on coral reefs.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brown alga genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | coral reef fish communities ⓘ |
| bodyType | thallus ⓘ |
| class | Phaeophyceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | 19th century phycological literature ⓘ |
| distribution |
Great Barrier Reef
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indo-Pacific region NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Indian Ocean ⓘ tropical Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
habitat former
ⓘ
primary producer ⓘ |
| economicUse |
source of alginates
ⓘ
traditional medicine ⓘ |
| family | Sargassaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms |
dense algal beds
ⓘ
underwater forests ⓘ |
| growthForm |
bushy
ⓘ
erect ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Turbinaria conoides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turbinaria decurrens NERFINISHED ⓘ Turbinaria ornata NERFINISHED ⓘ Turbinaria turbinata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA |
brown macroalga
ⓘ
seaweed ⓘ |
| kingdom | Chromista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | diplohaplontic life cycle ⓘ |
| marineHabitat |
coral reefs
ⓘ
subtropical seas ⓘ tropical seas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Latin word "turbinatus" ⓘ |
| order | Fucales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPigment |
chlorophyll a
ⓘ
chlorophyll c ⓘ fucoxanthin ⓘ |
| phylum | Ochrophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
nursery habitat for fishes
ⓘ
shelter for marine invertebrates ⓘ |
| reproduction |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerance |
high light conditions
ⓘ
wave exposure ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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