It grows in large clumps at the low tide zone on mangrove roots and coarse substrate. The thalli which combine into a dense macroalgal mat differ from one another in terms of size and colour. Two polysaccharides wea and web were isolated from enteromorpha intestinalis by hot water extraction, anionexchange, and gelpermeation chromatography. Ulva lactuca contained higher amount of phenol but in enteromorpha intestinalis flavonoids and alkaloids are higher amount. Antitumor and immunomodulating activity of polysaccharides. The latin term enteromorpha literally means intestineshaped. Enteromorpha intestinalis was subject to nitrogen n and phosphorus p enrichment. Wea was composed of rha, xyl, man, and glc in a molar ratio of 1. In their interpretations by later authors, the two species differ. Three new sites of enteromorpha intestinalis have been found in the drainage basin of the slanic river located in the subcarpathians region, salt meledic plateau. Pdf novel morphology in enteromorpha ulvophyceae forming. Pdf impact of enteromorpha intestinalis mats on nearbed. Enteromorpha is a kind of green algae, which is known as a dominant species in saline coastal wetlands with high nitrogen levels.
Influence of using enteromorpha extract as a coagulant aid on. Enteromorpha compressa extract cosmetic ingredient. Paula begoun is the bestselling author of 20 books about skincare and makeup. Enteromorpha intestinalis new york public library digital collections. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of two green seaweeds. Link, occurs over a range of salinities which is unusually wide for a green marine algafresh water ponds, estuaries, the sea and in salinities more concentrated than sea water. Enteromorpha intestinalis enteromorpha intestinalis object type. The shoots are tube shaped, often filled with gas, not branched and look like intestines. Ulva intestinalis is a green alga in the family ulvaceae, known by the common names sea lettuce, gutweed and grass kelp. Antiproliferative activity of methanolic extracts from two green algae. Enteromorpha intestinalis, enteromorpha compressa one brown seaweed dictyota dichotoma and one red seaweed gracil aria corticata was investigated by determination of protein, carbohydrates, lipid. Enteromorpha intestinalis and rhizoclonium riparium are two well. Only two animal species wer e recorded permanentl y over a t hree year period in this environment. Also known as enteromorpha intestinalis description.
Enteromorpha intestinalis a52030 stained blue and viewed microscopically 1, 2. Enteromorpha link in nees, 1820 ulva intestinalis the sea lettuces comprise the genus ulva, a group of edible green algae that is widely distributed along the coasts of the worlds oceans. The biochemical composition of enteromorpha spp 21 gdynia puck jastarnia hel peninsula gulf of gdaosk baltic sea 54. Pdf enteromorpha intestinalis and tigriopus jmba 1999 v79. This green, filamentous, branched, monosiphonous, and benthic macroalga has hollow thalli with longitudinal rows of quadrangular to polygonal cells.
A common green alga near the top of the shore, on rocks or other algae, on open coasts or in estuaries and harbours, where it may grow mixed with u. There is no evidence yet that genetically distinguishable types of the alga occupy different parts of this salinity range. Enteromorpha epis a common type of edible marine algae found in the east coast of china. Turf green seaweed enteromorpha on the shores of singapore. Mechanical or manual collection of ulva biomass from the beaches as. Besides its nutritional importance it has also been identified as source of antianaphylactic compounds.
It is rich in carbohydrates, protein, crude fiber, and vitamins. Enteromorpha can tolerate salinities varying from freshwater to seawater. Species can form dense freefloating mats in protected areas or grow attached to rocks, floats, or other algae. Until they were reclassified by genetic work completed in the early 2000s, the tubular members of the sea lettuce genus ulva were placed in the genus enteromorpha. The influence of abiotic factors on the bloomforming alga ulva. Application of centrifugal precipitation chromatography and highspeed countercurrent chromatography equipped with a spiral tubing support rotor for the isolation and partial characterization of carotenoid cleavagelike enzymes in enteromorpha compressa l. Enteromorpha compressa extract is an extract of the thallus of the alga, enteromorpha compressa, ulvaceae 9. The average molecular weights mw of the two fractions were 72. Extremely tolderant to widely varying salinities and temperatures. The bright to pale green tubular thallus reaches 20 cm 8 in or more tall and up to 5 mm 0. She is known worldwide as the cosmetics cop and creator of paulas choice skincare. A especie tipo considerada foi a ulva intestinalis. Enteromorpha intestinalis, enteromorpha compressa one brown seaweed dictyota dichotoma and one red seaweed gracilaria corticata was investigated by determination of protein, carbohydrates, lipid, moisture and ash content. Enteromorpha compressa exhibits potent antioxidant activity.
In the present study, the total protein was recarded upper most in e. Pdf green tides are vast accumulations of unattached green macroalgae. Enteromorpha definition is a genus of green algae family ulvaceae having a hollow tubular thallus with a wall one cell in thickness and often growing on the bottoms of ships. The hollow tubes can be constricted at irregular intervals like intestines. Characterization of protein, lipid and mineral contents in. In the present study, the potential of seaweed liquid fertilizer slf of marine algae enteromorpha intestinalis was evaluated for its effect on seed germination, yield, biochemical parameters and pigment characteristics of glycine maxe. Enteromorpha by ramon bouchet roullard on the monterey bay aquarium research institute website. Enteromorpha and polysaccharides from enteromorpha ameliorate. Proximate composition of bio potential seaweeds from mandapam. Enteromorpha clathrata pdf special requirements view the branches microscopically to find. Ulva flexuosa ulvaceae, chlorophyta inhabiting inland aquatic. Pdf proximate composition of bio potential seaweeds from.
Rock pools and sandy rocks, particularly in places with widely varying salinities such as uppershore pools below. Studies in the life history and taxonomy of the genus. Enteromorpha tolerates a wide range of salinities from 17 ppt. The genus enteromorpha is usually placed in the family ulvaceae bliding, 1963. Enteromorpha compressa a marine green algal species grows extensively in north coastal andhra pradesh. Cells contain starch grains, large parietal chloroplasts, and vacuoles that reach up to 40% of cell volume blomster et al. All statistical calculations were performed using spss 9.
Inflated, hollow fronds with a bright grassgreen colour, strongly resembling the large instestines of mammals. Both seaweeds showed antibacterial activities against. Species of enteromorpha can be found throughout the entire intertidal and subtidally. Growth, nutrient storage, and release of dissolved organic. Species of ulva ulvaceae, chlorophyta are relatively common macroalgae in most. Ulva species are characterised by the capacity to achieve rapid. All of the enteromorpha species are floating or moving between water surface and bottom. Studies of sites with extensive blooms of ulva intestinalis. Polysaccharides from enteromorpha pep has been reported possessing a wide range of health functions, such as antitumor, immunoregulation, and anticoagulation 9, 10, 11. Wildscreens arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. Compressed, elongated, hollow fronds with a green colour. The genus enteromorpha was merged with ulva by hayden et al. An experimental assessment of the status of the species.
Enteromorpha ulva intestinalis linnaeus link foliose tubular. Enteromorpha compressa extract cosmetic ingredient inci. Pdf enteromorpha intestinalis and tigriopus jmba 1999. Enteromorpha intestinalis and ulva lactuca collected from the matla river of indian sunderbans delta. Enteromorpha intestinalis derived seaweed liquid fertilizers. Pdf the influence of the macroalgal mats of enteromorpha intestinalis on near bed current velocities and sediment dynamics was quantified by placing. With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, featured multimedia factfiles for more than 16,000 endangered species. Results in general, soil and water quality parameters are the important variables influencing the productivity of a water body and the biological performance of cultured aquatic species 16.
Link was originally described by linnaeus 1753 under the name ulva intestinalis as ulva tubulosa simplex and enteromorpha compressa l. Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical research, 2015, 712. The data were analyzed using maximum parsimony mp, neighborjoining. Common, in pools, low intertidal and subtidal, on sticks and stones or floating in moderately sheltered bays. Enteromorpha intestinalis nypl digital collections. Pdf enteromorpha chlorophyta populations in the nielba. Rock pools in the upper intertidal and saltmarshes, particularly in places where distribution. As a fast growing and opportunistic macroalgae, this species can proliferate in a wide range of abiotic and biotic conditions. Enteromorpha ulva compressa linnaeus greville macro plant. Marlin the marine life information network gut weed.