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The Geography of Phytochemical Races

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5.2 Nonvascular Plants 237<br />

Fig. 5.11 Compounds 477–487, halogenated terpenes from Plocamium<br />

Source <strong>of</strong> plants Compounds identifi eda Table 5.3 Distribution <strong>of</strong> halogenated monoterpenes in Plocamium hamatum from the Great<br />

Barrier Reef (from König et al., 1999)<br />

Cairns Section<br />

Milne Reef [477] – [482]<br />

Telford Reef [477] – [482]<br />

Central Section<br />

Orpheus Island [483]<br />

Rib Reef [478] [479] [483] – [485]<br />

Potter Reef [478] [479] [482] [486]<br />

Mackay/Capricorn Section<br />

Heron Island [478] [479]<br />

a See Fig. 5.11 for structures.<br />

were less active. Biological activity in nature <strong>of</strong> one or more compounds in this<br />

taxon is suggested by the observation <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. G. Forbes <strong>of</strong> James Cooke University<br />

(communication to König et al., 1999) that P. hamatum is the only alga not eaten by<br />

the local green sea turtle (Chelonia midas).<br />

<strong>The</strong> second example features P. cartilagineum, a cold-water species that enjoys<br />

a wide distribution (Gabrielson and Scagel, 1989). Patterns <strong>of</strong> variation for halogenated<br />

monoterpenes have been reported for this species collected from several locations<br />

that include Atlantic, Pacifi c, and Antarctic waters. Both cyclic and acyclic

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