Dictyota friabilis
| Dictyota friabilis | |
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| Dictyota friabilis (blue-green) with other algae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Dictyotales |
| Family: | Dictyotaceae |
| Genus: | Dictyota |
| Species: | D. friabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dictyota friabilis Setchell, 1926
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Dictyota friabilis is a species of brown seaweed in the family Dictyotaceae.[1] It has been found around the world in tropical and subtropical climates around the world, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Gulf of Oman.[2] There are different medical studies involving Dictyota friabilis for use in human application.[3][4]
Description
[edit]Dictyota friabilis has Y-shaped branching tips and is iridescent which makes it glow bluish green.[5] Dictyota friabilis can grow to between 1.2 and 2 in (30 and 51 mm) in size with a frond span of 5 mm (0.20 in).[6]
Distribution
[edit]Dictyota friabilis is native to Hawaii and can be found all around the world.[7][8] It can be found from the tropical climate around Puerto Rico to the subtropical climate in the Gulf of Oman.[2]
Habitat
[edit]Dictyota friabilis inhabits tropical coasts at depths of up to 53 m (174 ft).[9]
Human use
[edit]There have been a few studies with the goals of using Dictyota friabilis for medical purposes. One study used dolabelladienetriol, a compound acquired from the species, to reduce the replication of HIV-1.[10][11] Another study found that there were compounds that had large variation on cancer cells depending on the season, which may be due to the amount of energy being acquired from photosynthesis.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ WoRMS. "Dictyota friabilis Setchell, 1926". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ a b "Dictyota friabilis Setch". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ Rushdi, Mohammed I.; Abdel-Rahman, Iman A. M.; Attia, Eman Zekry; Saber, Hani; Saber, Abdullah A.; Bringmann, Gerhard; Abdelmohsen, Usama Ramadan (2022-01-20). "The Biodiversity of the Genus Dictyota: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Natural Products Prospectives". Molecules. 27 (3): 672. doi:10.3390/molecules27030672. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 8838102. PMID 35163940.
- ^ Mansur, Ahmad A.; Brown, Murray T.; Billington, Richard A. (August 2020). "The cytotoxic activity of extracts of the brown alga Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, against cancer cell lines changes seasonally". Journal of Applied Phycology. 32 (4): 2419–2429. Bibcode:2020JAPco..32.2419M. doi:10.1007/s10811-019-02016-z. ISSN 0921-8971.
- ^ "Dictyota friabilis". www.marinelifephotography.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ "Dictyota friabilis Dictyota friabilis". www.reeflex.net. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ Nic Dhonncha, E.; Guiry, M. D. (December 2002). "Algaebase: Documenting Seaweed Biodiversity in Ireland and the World". Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 102B (3): 185–188. doi:10.1353/bae.2002.a809909. ISSN 2009-003X.
- ^ Wysor, B.; Clerck, O. De (2003-01-10). "An Updated and Annotated List of Marine Brown Algae (Phaeophyceae) of the Caribbean Coast of the Republic of Panama". Botanica Marina. 46 (2). doi:10.1515/BOT.2003.016. ISSN 0006-8055.
- ^ "Dictyota friabilis Setchell". Sealifebase. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ Stephens, Paulo Roberto Soares; Cirne-Santos, Claudio Cesar; de Souza Barros, Caroline; Teixeira, Valéria Laneuville; Carneiro, Leila Abboud Dias; Amorim, Leonardo dos Santos Corrêa; Ocampo, Jurandy Susana Patrícia; Castello-Branco, Luíz Roberto Ribeiro; de Palmer Paixão, Izabel Christina Nunes (April 2017). "Diterpene from marine brown alga Dictyota friabilis as a potential microbicide against HIV-1 in tissue explants". Journal of Applied Phycology. 29 (2): 775–780. Bibcode:2017JAPco..29..775S. doi:10.1007/s10811-016-0925-1. ISSN 0921-8971.
- ^ Rushdi, Mohammed I.; Abdel-Rahman, Iman A. M.; Attia, Eman Zekry; Saber, Hani; Saber, Abdullah A.; Bringmann, Gerhard; Abdelmohsen, Usama Ramadan (2022-01-20). "The Biodiversity of the Genus Dictyota: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Natural Products Prospectives". Molecules. 27 (3): 672. doi:10.3390/molecules27030672. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 8838102. PMID 35163940.
- ^ Mansur, Ahmad A.; Brown, Murray T.; Billington, Richard A. (August 2020). "The cytotoxic activity of extracts of the brown alga Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Hudson) Papenfuss, against cancer cell lines changes seasonally". Journal of Applied Phycology. 32 (4): 2419–2429. Bibcode:2020JAPco..32.2419M. doi:10.1007/s10811-019-02016-z. ISSN 0921-8971.
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