Zonaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | SAR |
Superphylum: | Heterokonta |
Class: | Phaeophyceae |
Order: | Dictyotales |
Family: | Dictyotaceae |
Genus: |
Zonaria C. Agardh, 1817 |
Zonaria is a genus of thalloid brown alga comprising approximately 12 species. Specimens can reach around 25 cm in size. Zonaria produces tetraspores.
The species currently recognised are:
The three Zonaria Australian species Z. turneriana, Z. crenata and Z. angustata produce phloroglucinol derivatives.