Delisea pulchra
| Delisea pulchra | |
|---|---|
| Delisea pulchra at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Archaeplastida |
| Division: | Rhodophyta |
| Class: | Florideophyceae |
| Order: | Bonnemaisoniales |
| Family: | Bonnemaisoniaceae |
| Genus: | Delisea |
| Species: | D. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Delisea pulchra (Greville) Montagne | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Delisea japonica | |
Delisea pulchra is a red algae found in Southern Australia, New Zealand, the Subantarctic Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. It produces a range of secondary metabolites called halogenated furanones that have ecological roles as defenses against epiphytes and herbivores.