On Caulerpa anceps, Harv

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Reciprocal Caulerpa Invasion: Mediterranean native Caulerpa ollivieri in the Bahamas supported by human nitrogen enrichment

The genus Caulerpa is known for its invasion of tropical, subtropical, and temperate coastal waters. Whereas the role of humans as vectors for the introduction of Caulerpa has been well documented, other anthropogenic factors that may mediate the success of an invasion are poorly understood. We provide evidence that a recent invasion of Caulerpa ollivieri into shallow Bahamian seagrass meadows ...

The Caulerpa racemosa invasion: a critical review.

Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea is a marine Chlorophyta introduced into the Mediterranean Sea from south-western Australia. Since 1990, it has been invading the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands, raising ecological problems. Although this invasion event can be considered as one of the most serious in the history of species introduced into the Mediterranean Sea, C. racemosa has not tri...

Anti-herpetic activity of Caulerpa racemosa

BLACK Luffa sponge, derived from dried fruits of Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. (Sponge gourd, Hindi – Ghiya tori), could be a suitable matrix for tissue culture in aseptic liquid culture media. To test this, the response of aroid Philodendron ‘Xanadu’ Hort., an exquisite indoor-ornamental with its beautiful leaves and tangled aerial roots, was studied in vitro by Gangopadhyay and others. A study on in...

Chemical Constituents from the Roots of Bombax Anceps

The phytochemical investigation of the roots of Bombax anceps (Bombacaceae) led to the isolation of one new dihydrobenzodioxine derivative, bombaxoin (1) along with ten known compounds. All structures of the isolated compounds were established by means of spectral analyses. Compound 2 showed the highest antioxidant activity (DPPH), while compound 8 showed the highest potential inhibitors activi...