A5060228464- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Cynara cardunculus studies
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
- Phytochemical compounds biological activities
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
University of Messina
2014-2024
Marine algae are important sources of phycocolloids like agar, carrageenans and alginates used in industrial applications. Algal polysaccharides have emerged as an class bioactive products showing interesting properties. The aim our study was to evaluate the potential uses anticoagulant drugs algal sulphate extracted from Ulva fasciata (Chlorophyta) Agardhiella subulata (Rhodophyta) collected Ganzirri Lake (Cape Peloro Lagoon, north-eastern Sicily, Italy). Toxicity extracts through trypan...
An invasive macroalga biomass was valorised by hydrothermal carbonization. The resultant carbonaceous materials exhibited efficient adsorption of hazardous organic pollutants in water due to their favourable physicochemical and textural properties.
Crude extracts and column fractions from the red algae Asparagopsis taxiformis A. armata Strait of Messina (Italy) were screened for production antimicrobial compounds. Extracts both species revealed remarkable antiprotozoal activity against Leishmania, revealing such as a great source natural products.
The red algal family Halymeniaceae has been recently the subject of taxonomic revisions based strictly on molecular data. As a result, number genera ascribed to it decreasing and many generic definitions changed profoundly owing inconsistencies in diacritical vegetative particularly reproductive characters standard literature. Reproductive uniformity within this claimed since late 19th century is generally supported by recent authors. In study we report consistent significant differences...
In the present paper, for first time, presence of beach litter in dunal plants has been verified a Strait area an island. The aims study were to evaluate if psammophytes can act as trap beached litter, compare located beaches with different anthropogenic impacts, and describe new approach (namely clean patch index, CPI) evaluated cleanliness plants. total 738 macro items, belonging 7 categories found area. main category collected was plastic, followed by ceramic, glass, paper/cardboard,...
Undaria pinnatifida (U. pinnatifida) is a highly invasive species and has caused concern all over the world because it invaded coastal environments, potential to displace native species, significantly alters habitat for associated fauna, disturbs navigation. Any attempt eradicate would be futile, owing elusive, microscopic gametophyte, alga thrives in sites rich anthropic activities. Venice Lagoon largest Mediterranean transitional environment spot of highest introduction non-indigenous...
Keywords: Marine Coasts; Protected Areas; Defense and Conservation; Asbestos Cement Materials; Wastes; Contamination; Human Health Risk; Medical Geology.
The cosmopolitan genus Ulva Linnaeus includes species of green macroalgae found in marine, brackish and some freshwater environments. Although there is a wide literature for the determination taxa Europe, they are among most problematic algae to accurately identify, because have few distinctive features, as well high intraspecific variation.At present, knowledge both diversity distribution Mediterranean Sea almost entirely based on morphological studies only published papers dealing with...
Abstract The genus Ulva Linnaeus 1753 is well known for its global distribution and containing many taxonomically debated species. Their morphological plasticity cryptic nature overrepresent underrepresent, respectively, the biodiversity of these difficulty in morphologically identifying species has led to accumulation names that are currently considered synonyms. correct identification crucial due their significant role marine ecosystems mariculture. In last 30 years, several checklists...
Sulfated polysaccharides from marine macroalgae have been shown to possess a variety of biological activities against fungi, bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. In this study, the in vitro activity algal Leishmania infantum (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) was investigated. The were extracted different Mediterranean Sea: Chaetomorpha linum, Agardhiella subulata, Gracilaria viridis, bursa-pastoris, Hypnea cornuta, Sargassum muticum, Undaria pinnatifida. Preliminary results showed good...
Several compounds from marine organisms have been studied for their potential use in aquaculture. Among the red algae,
The simple and convergent morphologies of many red algae make these species difficult to identify using traditional morphological characters. Many cryptic have been described in recent years based on molecular datasets, this has led the application an integrative taxonomy approach delimitation. Here, we performed several delimitation methods (mBGD, ABGD, SPN, PTP, GMYCs GMYCm) two different loci (COI-5P rbcL) Hypnea cornuta complex. These were combined with phylogenetic data, extensive...
Tunisia is located at a key position in the Mediterranean Sea where it constitutes transitional area between eastern and western basins benefitting from rich habitat diversity. The most recent inventory of marine macrophytes dated back to 1987 with an update 1995, however these inventories were performed identification based on morphological observations, which can be misleading for many seaweed species. To best our knowledge, this first study Tunisian macroalgal flora using DNA barcoding...
The use of seaweed as plant biostimulants is a solution for sustainable agriculture. present study aims to quantify and compare the presence growth regulators (PGRs) in four genetically labeled macroalgae growing Ionian Sea. Species were selected because they produce abundant biomass, disturbing ecological equilibrium anthropic activities. We measured content gibberellic acid (GA3), kinetin (KN), indoleacetic (IAA), abscisic (ABA) indole butyric (IBA). method applied was modified from...
The red alga P achymeniopsis lanceolata , formerly known as G rateloupia is a component of the native algal flora northeast A sia and has been introduced to E uropean N orth merican waters. It confused with cryptic species collected from K orea I taly. Our analyses rbc L, cox 3 ITS . this revealed two distinct entities, forming clade, which were clearly separated its congeners positioned other sian species. Here, we describe gargiuli sp. nov., that differs others by molecular sequence subtle...
Recently, DNA phylogenies resulted in the transfer of some species halymeniacean genus Aeodes, namely A. orbitosa and ulvoidea, to Pachymenia leaving former supposedly as a monotypic based on type species, nitidissima. Nevertheless, that work overlooked presence marginata, red foliaceus alga endemic Mediterranean Sea with convoluted nomenclatural history.In present study, we provided thorough description marginata both anatomical molecular data inferred its phylogenetic relationships among...