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The Distribution Of Dmsp In Green Macroalgae From Northern New Zealand, Eastern Australia And Southern Tasmania, Kathryn L. Van Alstyne Dr.
The Distribution Of Dmsp In Green Macroalgae From Northern New Zealand, Eastern Australia And Southern Tasmania, Kathryn L. Van Alstyne Dr.
Shannon Point Marine Center Faculty Publications
The sulphonium compound diinethylsulphoniopropionate (DMSP) is commonly found in temperate green macroalgae. To examine taxonomic and regional and local geographical patterns of DMSP production in Australasian algae, I collected 30 species of green algae from 14 sites in three regions, eastern Australia, Tasmania, Australia, and the North Island of New Zealand. The distribution of DMSP content was similar to that seen from other areas of the world. DMSP was found in high concentrations in Ulva and Codium spp. It tended to be undetectable or in lower concentrations in other members of the orders Bryopsidales and Cladophorales. There was …