D. acrostichoides
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CH2Cl2 surface extract and whole-cell extracts |
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Antifouling test: whole-cell extract inhibits settlement and germling development of Ulva australis gametes, while the CH2Cl2 extract had no significant effect. Both whole-cell and CH2Cl2 extracts had no effects in inhibition of settlement of Polysiphonia spores |
Nylund et al., 2007Nylund, G.M., Gribben, P.E., Nys, R., Steinberg, P.D., Pavia, H., 2007. Surface chemistry versus whole-cell extracts: antifouling tests with seaweed metabolites. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 329, 73-84.
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D. delicatula
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Whole alga |
16, 19
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Herbivory test: D. delicatula was intermediate in the preference of the fishes, while amphipods preferentially consumed D. delicatula. Compounds 16 and 19 significantly deterred fish grazing but had no effect on grazing by amphipods |
Hay et al., 1988Hay, M.E., Duffy, J.E., Fenical, W., Gustaíson, K., 1988. Chemical defense in the seaweed Dictyopteris delicatula: differential effects against reef fishes and amphipods. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 48, 185-192.
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CH2Cl2 extract |
- |
Antifouling test: no fouling inhibition using the common fouling organism mussel Perna perna
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Medeiros et al., 2007Medeiros, H.E., Gama, B.A.P., Gallerani, G., 2007. Antifouling activity of seaweed extracts from Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil. Braz. J. Oceanogr. 55, 257-264.
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Aqueous extract |
- |
Antiparasitic activity: Weak effect on the life cycle of the monogenean ectoparasite, Neobenedenia sp., infecting farmed barramundi (Lates calcarifes) |
Hutson et al., 2012Hutson, K.S., Mata, L., Paul, N.A., Nys, R., 2012. Seaweed extracts as a natural control against the monogenean ectoparasite, Neobenedenia sp., infecting farmed barramundi (Lates calcarifer). Int. J. Parasitol. 42, 1135-1141.
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D. divaricata
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MeOH extract |
- |
Herbivory test: deterred feeding by the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus nudus and the abalone Haliotis discus hannai
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Shiraishi et al., 1991Shiraishi, K., Taniguchi, K., Kurata, K., Suziki, M., 1991. Effects of the methanol extracts from the brown alga Dictyopteris divaricata on feeding by the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus nudus and the abalone Haliotis discus hannai. Nippon Suisan Gakk. 57, 1945-1948.
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D. hoytii
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Whole alga |
- |
Herbivory test: no activation of chemical defenses following damage by herbivores |
Cetrulo and Hay, 2000Cetrulo, G.L., Hay, M.E., 2000. Activated chemical defenses in tropical versus temperate seaweeds. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 207, 243-253.
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Whole alga |
- |
Herbivory test: feeding preference of amphipod A. longimana in comparison of D. polypodioides (which contains C11-sulfur compounds) |
Schnitzler et al., 2001Schnitzler, I., Pohnert, G., Hay, M., Boland, W., 2001. Chemical defense of brown algae (Dictyopteris spp.) against the herbivorous Ampithoe longimana. Oecologia 126, 515-521.
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D. jamaicensis
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Whole alga |
- |
Herbivory test: no feeding preference by fishes |
Marques et al., 2006Marques, L.V., Villaça, R., Pereira, R.C., 2006. Susceptibility of macroalgae to herbivorous fishes at Rocas Atoll, Brazil. Bot. Mar. 49, 379-385.
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D. jolyana
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Whole alga |
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Herbivory test: the alga was less consumed by fishes in comparison to other alga species |
Longo et al., 2015Longo, G.O., Morais, R.A., Martins, C.D.L., Mendes, T.C., Aued, A.W., Cândido, D.V., Oliveira, J.C., Nunes, L.T., Fontoura, L., Sissini, M.N., Teschima, M.M., Silva, M.B., Ramlov, F., Gouvea, L.P., Ferreira, C.E.L., Segal, B., Horta, P.A., Floeter, S.R., 2015. Between-habitat variation of benthic cover, reef fish assemblage and feeding pressure on the benthos at the only atoll in South Atlantic: Rocas Atoll, NE Brazil. PLOS ONE 10, 1-29.
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D. justii
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CHCl2/MeOH and MeOH extract |
156
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Herbivory test: The crude extracts were inactive, but the mixture of epimers 156 has inhibitory effect against the crab Pachygrapsus transversus
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Teixeira et al., 2006Teixeira, V.L., Barbosa, J.P., Rocha, F.D., Kaplan, M.A.C., Houghton, P.J., Pereira, R.C., 2006. Hydroperoxysterols from the Brazilian brown seaweeds Dictyopteris justii and Spatoglossum schroederi (Dictyotales): a defensive strategy against herbivory. Nat. Prod. Commun. 1, 293-297.
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D. plagiogramma
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Whole alga |
- |
Herbivory test: least susceptibility to consumption by herbivorous fishes |
Mendes et al., 2015Mendes, T.C., Cordeiro, C.A.M.M., Ferreira, C.E.L., 2015. An experimental evaluation of macroalgal consumption and selectivity by nominally herbivorous fishes on subtropical rocky reefs. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 471, 146-152.
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Whole alga |
- |
Herbivory test: the alga was less consumed by fishes in comparison to other alga species |
Longo et al., 2015Longo, G.O., Morais, R.A., Martins, C.D.L., Mendes, T.C., Aued, A.W., Cândido, D.V., Oliveira, J.C., Nunes, L.T., Fontoura, L., Sissini, M.N., Teschima, M.M., Silva, M.B., Ramlov, F., Gouvea, L.P., Ferreira, C.E.L., Segal, B., Horta, P.A., Floeter, S.R., 2015. Between-habitat variation of benthic cover, reef fish assemblage and feeding pressure on the benthos at the only atoll in South Atlantic: Rocas Atoll, NE Brazil. PLOS ONE 10, 1-29.
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D. polypodioides
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Whole alga |
53
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Herbivory test: deterring feeding by the amphipod A. longimana, without effect on feeding by the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata
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Schnitzler et al., 1998Schnitzler, I., Boland, W., Hay, M.E., 1998. Organic sulfur compounds from Dictyopteris spp. deter feeding by an herbivorous amphipod (Ampithoe longimana) but not by an herbivorous sea urchin (Arbacia punctulata). J. Chem. Ecol. 24, 1715-1732.
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Whole alga |
- |
Herbivory test: not preferred by the amphipod A. longimana in the herbivory test when compared to D. hoytii and D. polypodioides that had lost the ability to produce C11 sulfur compounds |
Schnitzler et al., 2001Schnitzler, I., Pohnert, G., Hay, M., Boland, W., 2001. Chemical defense of brown algae (Dictyopteris spp.) against the herbivorous Ampithoe longimana. Oecologia 126, 515-521.
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Whole alga |
- |
Herbivory test: reducing feeding but not palatability in response to direct amphipod-attacks |
Yun et al., 2007Yun, H.Y., Cruz, J., Treitschke, M., Wahl, M., Molis, M., 2007. Testing for the induction of anti-herbivory defences in four Portuguese macroalgae by direct and water-borne cues of grazing amphipods. Helgol. Mar. Res. 61, 203-209.
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Whole alga |
- |
Herbivory test: predominated in the diet of Lessepsian migrant Siganus luridus
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Stergiou, 1988Stergiou, K.I., 1988. Feeding habits of the Lessepsian migrant Siganus furidus in the eastern Mediterranean, its new environment. J. Fish Biol. 33, 531-543.
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Diethyl ether extract |
- |
Antifouling activity and variable antimicrobial activity against some representative species of the major groups. of fouling organisms |
Hellio et al., 2001Hellio, C., Thomas-Guyon, H., Culioli, G., Piovettt, L., Bourgougnon, N., le Gal, Y., 2001. Marine antifoulants from Bifurcaria bifurcata (Phaeophyceae, Cystoseiraceae) and other brown macroalgae. Biofouling 17, 189-201.
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D. undulata
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Methanol extract |
125-127, 129, 130, 135, 142
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Piscicidal activity: the extract and isolated compounds were toxic to fish |
Dave et al., 1984Dave, M., Kusumi, T., Ishitsuka, M., Iwashita, T., Kakisawa, H., 1984. A piscicidal chromanol and a chromenol from the brown alga Dictyopteris undulata. Heterocycles 22, 2301-2307.
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Neutral and acidic fractions methanol extract |
125, 126, 129-131, 135
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Herbivory test: potent inhibitory activity against young abaone Haliotis discus hanai
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Kurata et al., 1996Kurata, K., Taniguchi, K., Suzuki, M., 1996. Cyclozonarone a sesquiterpene-substituted benzoquinone derivative from the brown alga Dictyopteris undulata. Phytochemistry 41, 749-752.
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Methanol extract |
125, 126, 132, 134-137
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Algicidal activity: moderate to high cell lysis activity against the red tide microalgal species |
Ishibashi et al., 2013Ishibashi, F., Sato, S., Sakai, K., Hirao, S., Kuwano, K., 2013. Algicidal sesquiterpene hydroquinones from the brown alga Dictyopteris undulata. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 77, 1120-1122.
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Ethanol extract |
- |
Antifouling test: no activity against Ciona intestinalis, Bugula neritina, Spirorbis sp., but enhanced the settling of Ciona intestinalis
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Bakus and Kawaguchi, 1984Bakus, G.J., Kawaguchi, M., 1984. Toxins from marine organisms: studies on antifouling. In: Bolis, L., Zadunaisky, J., Gilles, R. (Eds.), Toxins, Drugs, and Pollutants in Marine Animals. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 43–46.
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Methanol extract |
125, 126
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Antifungal activity: moderate activity against Phytophthora cinnamomi, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotium rolfsii
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Fenical et al., 1973Fenical, W., Sims, J.J., Squatrito, D., Wing, R.M., Radlick, P., 1973. Zonarol and isozonarol, fungitoxic hydroquinones from the brown seaweed Dictyopteris zonarioides. J. Nat. Prod. 38, 2383-2386.
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