It was recently introduced to hawaii and has quickly become invasive and a nuisance. Hypnea musciformis was found in the northeast and northwest atlantic, the mediterrean sea, namibia, and along the pacific coast of mexico. Hypnea saidana holmes is a red algae characterized by complanate and more or less dichotomous thalli with alternate branches that are mostly curved bearing short branchlets holmes 1895, okamura 1909, tanaka 1941. Lamouroux unpublished data and other hypnea species downloaded from.
Hypnea definition is a genus the type of the family hypneaceae comprising red algae of the order gigartinales that have a thallus of terete fleshy branches with the tips curving inward like tendrils and that include one h. Ian symbol libraries download all or a custom set of the vector illustrations in our image library. Species profile environment, land and water queensland. In the present study methanol extracts of h musciformis were tested for their pharmacological activity on rabbit and mice. Pdf hypnea musciformis is one of the most studied species of the genus hypnea. Pharmacological activities of hypnea musciformis rahila najam, shahida p ahmed and iqbal azhar department of pharmacology, faculty of pharmacy, university of karachi university roadkarachi75270 abstract. Informations on hypnea musciformis has been recorded for the following locations. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Posted on march 20, 2014 april 4, 2014 by oceanacidificationportal. Morphology, ultrastructure and immunocytochemistry of.
Although the species has been exploitedsporadically on the northeast coast, this has beendone in the absence of data on seasonal fluctuationsin stock and on management of the natural beds. Pdf antibacterial and antifungal activity of silver. Distribution of hypnea musciformis in hawaiian islands. The biochemical characterization of a new lectin hypnea cervicornis agglutinin or hca isolated from the brazilian red alga h. Sargassum cymosum and hypnea musciformis were evaluated for physiological responses. Diversity free fulltext dnabased identification and. In nature the species occurs as an epiphyte, and so mariculture using artificial. Blue hypnea hypnea pannosa is an iridescent blue ornamental algae. Lamouroux are used as a vermifuge remedy for stomach troubles as a result of parasitic infections zaneveld, 1959.
Library guide contains a list of instructions on navigating, uploading and downloading files. Hypnea charoides lamouroux techniques needed and shape. Hypnea musciformis lectin, the antihml antibody, conbr canavalia. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Identification and chemical characteristics of hypnea musciformis from coastal sites in ghana. Hypnea is a red algal genus, and a well known carrageenophyte plant producing polysaccharide carrageenan phylogenetics. Blue hypnea grows in very dense, matted clumps that loosely anchor to coarse substrates. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Dnabased identification and chemical characteristics of hypnea musciformis from coastal sites in ghana by marcel tutor ale, kristian barrett, gloria addico, nanna rheinknudsen, amoako degraftjohnson and anne s. The gisd over the past two years and has been redesigned with support from the abu dhabi environment agency.
Dna based identification of hypnea in ghana dtu orbit. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it. This page was last edited on 6 january 2018, at 18. Pdf carrageenan content in three species of hypnea h.
The genus hypnea cystocloniaceae, rhodophyta on the. Hca and hml isolated from the red marine algae hypnea. Structural analysis of kappacarrageenan isolated from hypnea. Eucheuma, gracilaria, hydropuntia, hypnea, kappa phycus, cladosiphon, and caulerpa are mainly grown in the tropics and subtropics. Dnabased identification and chemical characteristics of. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The secondary metabolites of seaweeds ulva fasciata and hypnea. Hca and hml represent lectins isolated from the red marine algae hypnea cervicornis and hypnea musciformis, respectively. Hypnea is a source of kappa carrageenan and phycocolloids throughout the world, presenting significant economic importance reis et al. Plants often in clumps or masses 1020 50 cm high of loosely intertwined cylindrical axes and branches becoming progressively slenderer distally, infrequently coarser. However, no specimens from southern australia appear to match this species from the mediterranean. Protecting local species with better detection methods for. Hypnea musciformis algae extractearth science beauty.
Other species of hypnea credited to southern australia. In brazil, hypnea musciformis is the main raw material for carrageenan production and the knowledge of nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism in algae is critical for the success of cultivation because these elements can limit seaweed productivity. Effects of seawater salinity and temperature on growth and pigment contents in hypnea cervicornis j. Phylogeography of the hypnea musciformis species complex. Pdf on jan 1, 2018, rashida qari and others published carrageenan content in three species of hypnea h. Hui huang, in coral reef marine plants of hainan island, 2017. After a lag phase of approximately 3 years, the species became a dominant species on nearby reefs, and subsequently displaced the native hypnea cervicornis as the predominant epiphyte on acanthophora at some locations russell, 1992. This is the type species lectotype of the genus hypnea.
Algae extract is a rich source of trace minerals, sugars and amino acids derived from seaweed. Hemagglutination inhibition assays suggest that hml binds galnacgal substituted with a neutral sugar through, 14, or 12 linkages in olinked mucintype glycans, and fuc. In this study, silver nanoparticles agnps green synthesized using the aqueous extracts of agar seaweeds gracilaria corticata and g. Alternative or complement to the production of kappaphycus alvarezii introduced in tropical countries. Why we care the living coral reef colonies of the northwestern hawaiian islands nwhi are a spectacular underwater. This alga was purposefully introduced to kaneohe bay in 1974 from florida for mariculture. Hypnea musciformis extract ingredient for cosmetics formulations find latest products launched and their applications in relevant industry news and technical articles. Dec 18, 2014 hypnea musciformis, a red macroalga widely distributed in tropical and subtropical coasts around the world, has great economic importance as a source of carrageenan for industrial production. In this work, the dna barcode marker coi5p and the plastid rbcl gene, in addition to morphological studies, were used to investigate this species on the coast of brazil and compare it with specimens from. Please login to display the rating of all cosmetics. Dna barcoding techniques alleviate the difficulty for accurate morphological identification. Hypnea is a red algal genus and well known carrageenan producing marine plant. Browser sidebar for easier navigation and searching.
The name hypnea musciformis has been applied widely. It is moisturizing and soothing to the skin, helping to protect collagen and increase cell turnover. Wildnet taxon id 7487 nature conservation act 1992 nca status least concern. Large biomass washes up on the beaches of oahu and maui. Jania rubens30 and hypnea musciformis31, as well as green enteromorpha compressa,31 caulerpa racemosa,32. Hypnea musciformis is a highly opportunistic invader well known for its large floating blooms in coastal maui. Hypnea musciformis belonging to family rhodophyceae genus name is hypnea. Phylogeography of hypnea valentiae in india indicates that nuclear ribosomal dna internal transcribed spacer1 its1 sequences had 4. Ecological influence on growth, journal of phycology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Oxidative stress tolerance in intertidal red seaweed hypnea musciformis wulfen in relation to environmental components.
Hypnea charoides a61582 stained blue and viewed microscopically 1. Based on their morphological and physiological features, red algae comprise a complex and variable group of multiple genera, including hypnea. Pdf hypnea musciformis cystocloniaceae from the yucatan. Plantae plants florideophyceae cystocloniaceae hypnea musciformis. Hypnea musciformis extract cosmetic ingredient inci. H musciformis significantly decreased the serum total cholesterol, triglyceride and lowdensity lipoprotein cholesterol levels of rabbits. Effects of seawater salinity and temperature on growth and.
Hypnea musciformis is an extremely abundant alga that is commercially cultivated throughout its world distribution as a food source and for its kappa carrageenan. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. This page was last edited on 10 november 2019, at 08. Hypnea musciformis that are harvested from natural beds and introduced kappaphycus alvarezii are the two main sources of raw material for the production of carrageenan in brazil. Modeling temporal variations of gracilaria greville and hypnea j. Improved methods for isolation of carrageenan from hypnea musciformis and its antioxidant activity author. Sighting data download kml csv geojson species details kingdom plantae plants class florideophyceae family cystocloniaceae scientific name hypnea musciformis wulfen j. Hypnea musciformis is a seaweed that forms clumps or masses of loosely intertwined, cylindrical branches, 48 inches cm tall, 0. The efficacy of a sulphated polysaccharide fraction from hypnea musciformis against diarrhea in rodents. Mar 20, 2014 meeting climate targets by direct co2 injections. This work reveals new, important insights about the influence of broad spatial variations on the phylogenetic relationship and chemical characteristics of ghanaian hypnea musciformis a carrageenancontaining red seaweed. Morphological variability in relation to lifecycle phase. Hypnea musciformis is the only species so far exploited in brazil as raw material for the production of kcarrageenan. A protein fraction, rich in lectin, obtained from the red seaweed hypnea musciformis by precipitation with ammonium sulfate f 4070 was screened for chitinase and b1,3glucanase activity and assessed for antifungal potential against the human pathogen yeasts candida albicans and c.
Color has been described as greenish, strawish, yellowish, reddish, brownish and pale. Branching is variable and irregular, often tendrillike and twisted around axes of other algae. Lamouroux cystocloniaceae, rhodophyta consists of approximately 54 species, including hypnea cervicornis and h. Gracilaria multipartita presents a significant development of the growth parameters like the size, the weight and the total ramification, especially for the aestival period compared to gelidium sesquipedale and hypnea musciformis. Deglysome silab deglysome is an active capable of limiting cellular and tissue damage caused by glycation and. Improved methods for isolation of carrageenan from hypnea. Oriental apothecaries sold a dried red alga digenea simplex wulfen c. Hypnea musciformis wulfen lamouroux has been recorded from southern australia by many authors, sonder 1848, p. A common epiphyte on laurencia inhermedia and other algae and easily recognized on the inflated and hooked tips of the main branched and the dense clothing with simple and slender branchlets, about 1 mm long and 80 micron thick.
Chemistry of marine natural products is a newer area of potential resources for discovering new therapeutic tangents developing new leads. The list of cosmetic products below is a selection of the most requested cosmetics that contain the ingredient hypnea musciformis extract. Agardh rhodophyta, ceramiales for deworming purposes. Morphology, ultrastructure and immunocytochemistry of hypnea. Effect of proteins from the red seaweed hypnea musciformis. Article pdf available in aquaculture research 4711 june 2015 with. The presence of mud and acidic conditions caused lethality and metabolic damages. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of nitrate. This introduced invasive spread quickly, reaching other islands by 1982. Culture of hypnea musciformis rhodophyta, gigartinales on. We are a distributor and manufacturer of ingredients with an extensive raw material portfolio. Hypnea musciformis basionym fucus musciformis is classified as a red algae and is distributed throughout most of the world. The daily growth rate dgr and carrageenan yield cy of both species were evaluated in vitro and in the sea to assess the feasibility of cultivating h.
The present paper examines the state of the art of commercial and experimental cultivation of seaweeds around the world, describes extensive and intensive approaches to seaweed cultivation and also focuses on. Purification and characterization of a new lectin from the. Hypnea lightened, branches were broken easily, and part. A lectin from the red marine alga hypnea musciformis hml was purified by extraction with 20 mm pbs, precipitation with 70% saturated ammonium sulphate, ionexchange deaecellulose chromatography and rphplc. Similar species hypnea valentiae, but that species has several well defined upright axes and fewer spiny branches which point upwards description in the benthic flora part iiia, pages 439, 441443 details of anatomy med hypnea charoides lamouroux 1. First described based on the material collected from enoshima, japan holmes 1895, it has remained one of the most taxonomically well characterized species in. Our results obtained for major elements except for ca are 2 3 times higher than the data reported by elsaid 20 9 for hypnea musciformis collected from aboquir bay, egypt. Due to the erratic production in space and time, increasing harvest and transportation costs, experiments have been performed in order to assess the viability of h.
Morphology, ultrastructure and immunocytochemistry of hypnea cervicornis and hypnea musciformis hypneaceae, rhodophyta. May 16, 2012 read structural analysis of kappacarrageenan isolated from hypnea musciformis red algae and evaluation as an elicitor of plant defense mechanism, carbohydrate polymers on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. This name is of an entity that is currently accepted. Isolation and characterization of a new agglutinin from.
Specimens found in deepwater off necker were pale and appeared anemic. Hypnea musciformis cystocloniaceae from the yucatan peninsula. Us2811451a process of preparing extracts from seaweeds of. The cell wall constituents of various hypnea species, including h. Jun 15, 2017 the family cystocloniaceae kutzing order gigartinales f. We report here the presence of gibberellinlike activity in an extract from a species belonging to a further principal group of the plant kingdom, the red algae. Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public. This introduced invasive spread quickly, reaching other. This study simulated outdoor environmental living conditions and observed the growth rates and changes of several photosynthetic pigments chl a, car, pe, and pc in hypnea cervicornis j. No haemagglutination inhibition was detected after the addition of simple sugars. In hawaii and indonesia, the red seaweeds hypnea nidifica j. Effects of eutrophic seawater and temperature on the.
Modeling temporal variations of gracilaria greville and. Neutron activation analyses used to study elemental. Meyer 1 1 center for bioprocess engineering, department of chemical and biochemical engineering, technical university of denmark dtu. The results show specific differences in the growth rates of the three studied species.
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