Zonaria (alga)
| Zonaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Dictyotales |
| Family: | Dictyotaceae |
| Genus: | Zonaria C. Agardh, 1817 |
Zonaria is a genus of brown alga.The thallus is often between 5 and 27 centimeters tall and only 6-12 cell layers thick.
Members of the genus are known to have anti-fungal properties.
The three Zonaria Australian species Z. turneriana, Z. crenata and Z. angustata produce phloroglucinol derivatives.