Scytothamnus australis
| Scytothamnus australis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Scytothamnales |
| Family: | Splachnidiaceae |
| Genus: | Scytothamnus |
| Species: | S. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scytothamnus australis (J.Agardh) J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1845 | |
Scytothamnus australis is a brown alga species in the genus Scytothamnus found in New Zealand. It is a sulphated polysaccharide and the type species in the genus.
The species contains the phlorotannins trifucol, tetrafucol A, tetrafucol B, cis-pentafucol A, diphlorethol A and triphlorethol A.