Chemogeography of the red macroalgae Asparagopsis: metabolomics, bioactivity, and relation to invasiveness
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IntroductionThe Latitudinal Gradient Hypothesis (LGH) foresees that specialized metabolites are overexpressed under low latitudes, where organisms are subjected to higher herbivory pressure. The widespread macroalga Asparagopsis taxiformis is composed of six distinct genetic lineages, some of them being introduced in many regions.