Turbinaria
Encyclopedia
Turbinaria is a genus of brown algae (Phaeophyceae) found primarily in tropical marine waters. It generally grows on rocky substrates . The genus has shown promise as a way of removing lead
from aqueous solutions .
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
from aqueous solutions .
Species
AlgaeBase lists 30 current species of Turbinaria.:- Turbinaria condensata
- Turbinaria conoides
- Turbinaria conoides f. laticuspidata
- Turbinaria conoides f. retroflexa
- Turbinaria crateriformis
- Turbinaria decurrens
- Turbinaria denudata
- Turbinaria elatensis
- Turbinaria filamentosa
- Turbinaria foliosa
- Turbinaria gracilis
- Turbinaria indica
- Turbinaria kenyaensis
- Turbinaria luzonensis
- Turbinaria murrayana
- Turbinaria ornata var. serrata
- Turbinaria ornataTurbinaria ornataTurbinaria ornata is a tropical brown algae of the order Fucales native to coral reef ecosystems of the South Pacific. It can quickly colonize these ecosystems due in part to its method of dispersing by detaching older and more buoyant fronds that travel on surface currents, sometimes in large...
- Turbinaria ornata f. ecoronata
- Turbinaria ornata f. evesiculosa
- Turbinaria ornata f. hainanensis
- Turbinaria papenfussii
- Turbinaria parvifolia
- Turbinaria tanzaniensis
- Turbinaria trialata
- Turbinaria trialata var. capensis
- Turbinaria tricostata
- Turbinaria tricostata var. weberae
- Turbinaria triquetra
- Turbinaria turbinata
- Turbinaria vulgaris