Sargassum ringgoldianum

Short description: Species of seaweed

Sargassum ringgoldianum

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Clade:  | Diaphoretickes
Clade:  | SAR
Clade:  | Stramenopiles
Phylum:  | Gyrista
Subphylum:  | Ochrophytina
Class:  | Phaeophyceae
Order:  | Fucales
Family:  | Sargassaceae
Genus:  | Sargassum
Species:  |

S. ringgoldianum

Binomial name
Sargassum ringgoldianum

Harvey 1860

Subspecies

* Sargassum ringgoldianum subsp. coreanum (J.Agardh) Yoshida
* Sargassum ringoldianum var. costatum Grunow
* Sargassum ringoldianum f. ellipticum Okamura

Sargassum ringgoldianum is a brown alga species in the genus of Sargassum. The ethanol extract of S. ringgoldianum contains phlorotannins of the bifuhalol type, which shows an antioxidative activity.[1]

## References

1. ↑ Phlorotannins as Radical Scavengers from the Extract of Sargassum ringgoldianum. Masaaki Nakai, Norihiko Kageyama, Koichi Nakahara, Wataru Miki, Marine Biotechnology, August 2006, Volume 8, Issue 4, pages 409-414, doi:10.1007/s10126-005-6168-9

* Characters of new algae, chiefly from Japan and adjacent regions, collected by Charles Wright in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Captain James Rodgers. Harvey W.H., Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1860, volume 4, pages 327-335

## External links

* algaebase

Wikidata ☰ Q7423903 entry

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