Audouinella Sp. - N/A

Family: Acrochaetiaceae [E-flora]

''Chantransia macrospora'' H.C.Wood 1873 (now ''Audouinella violacea'' var. ''expansa'' (H.C.Wood) G.M.Smith ). Ref.: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=60673
Audouinella violacea var. expansa *
(Wikimedia)1
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Audouinella **
(Wikimedia)2
Audouinella Sp. Red Algae ***
(Science Photo Library)3

* "Chantransia macrospora H.C.Wood 1873 (now Audouinella violacea var. expansa (H.C.Wood) G.M.Smith. However, Audouinella violacea (Kützing) Hamel 1925 is a synonym of the type species Audouinella hermannii (Roth) Duby.). Ref.: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=60673 and https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=51251"

** ""Light microscopy of Audouinella showing the branching pattern of the fresh water red alga covered in gametangia. Scale bar = 0.2mm."

*** "Bright field light micrograph of Audouinella, a kind of red algae. Magnification: x93 when printed at 10 cm wide."

Local Species

  • Audouinella amphiroae - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella arcuata - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella bonnemaisoniae - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella coccinea - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella concrescens - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella daviesii - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella densa - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella desmarestiae - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella endophytica - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella erythrophylla - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella hirsuta - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella macounii - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella membranacea - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella microscopica - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella plumosa - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella porphyrae - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella purpurea - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella rhizoidea - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella simplex - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella spetsbergensis - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella subimmersa - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella thuretii - no common name [E-flora]
  • Audouinella vaga - no common name [E-flora]

Biochemicals

"Very high levels of EPA with 60 % of total fatty acids have also been detected in the red alga Audouinella purpurea collected in the Antarctic region [281]." [Robertson, Ruairi, et al.]

Journals of innterest

  • Lincoln RA, Strupinski K, Walker JM. Enzyme inhibitors from algae. Biochemical Society Transactions. 1991 Nov;19(4):429S. DOI: 10.1042/bst019429s. PMID: 1665441.

References

  • Robertson, Ruairi, et al. "Algae-derived polyunsaturated fatty acids: implications for human health." Polyunsaturated fatty acids: sources, antioxidant properties and health benefits 2013 (2013): 45-99.

Image References

  1. (Wikimedia)1 - Audouinella violacea var. expansa, Horatio C. Wood (1841-1920)., No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons. "Original from A contribution to the history of the fresh-water algœ of North America. Smithsonian institution, 1872. Book Viewer. This extract has been digitally reworked (contrast enhanced, background removed, contours reinforced)."
  2. (Wikimedia)2 - Jon Houseman, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Science Photo Library, https://pixels.com/featured/audouinella-sp-red-algae-marek-misscience-photo-library.html