Information

Scientific Name Turbinaria conoides (J. Agardh) Kützing  
Classification #Kingdom: Chromista
 #Phylum: Ochrophyta
       #Class: Phaeophyceae
             #Order: Fucales
                   #Family: Sargassaceae
                         #Genus: Turbinaria
                               #Species: Turbinaria conoides (J. Agardh) Kützing
Common Name(Thai) สาหร่ายดอกจอก
Common Name(English)
Locality Ko Samui, Ko Tan, Gulf of Thailand
Province Suratthani Province
Collector Coppejans, Lewmanomont, Prathep, and students
Identify by Coppejans
Status common
Major Characters Plants erect, supple, with an elegant aspect; large specimens up to 40 cm long; main axis frequently branched, the side branches being shorter than the main axis; the peltate branchlets elegant, relatively thin (as compared to T. ornata), not densely plac
Principal Investigator Anchana Prathep
Id. BRT-R149021-A007
Financial Support BRT, BIOTEC, TRF, TOTAL FOUNDATION, TOTAL E&P THAILAND