@article{fdi:010080275, title = {{D}ictyotaceae ({D}ictyotales, {P}haeophyceae) species from {F}rench {P}olynesia : current knowledge and future research}, author = {{T}heophilus, {T}. and {V}ieira, {C}. and {C}ulioli, {G}. and {T}homas, {O}. {P}. and {N}'{Y}eurt, {A}. {D}. and {A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge and {M}attio, {L}. and {P}ayri, {C}laude and {Z}ubia, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he coral reefs of {F}rench {P}olynesia ({FP}) have experienced repeated macroalgal blooms over the last decades. {T}hese events have prompted intense efforts in fundamental and applied research on macroalgae in this ecoregion, especially regarding species of the order {F}ucales ({T}urbinaria ornata and {S}argassum pacificum). {R}ecently, however, these proliferations have occurred with a higher frequency, and they now involve additional species. {S}pecifically, over the past decade, the abundance of species belonging to the {D}ictyotaceae family (e.g., {D}ictyota bartayresiana and {S}patoglossum asperum) has increased on coral reefs around {T}ahiti {I}sland, the largest and most inhabited island in {FP}. {O}n the course of evolution, these species have developed physical and chemical defenses to deter grazers, including the production of a wide array of specialized metabolites. {T}hese molecules are of particular interest for their promising biological activities as well as for the new {B}lue {E}conomy opportunities they can offer to {FP}. {W}e review the current state of knowledge on the diversity, ecology, and potential uses of {D}ictyotaceae species present in {FP}. {T}he first section focuses on the diversity and distribution of the family {D}ictyotaceae in {FP}. {T}he second part examines the ecological dynamics of {D}ictyotaceae species in the coral reef ecosystem and their response to various environmental factors. {T}he third and final part reviews the metabolites known from {D}ictyotaceae species that are present in {FP}, their associated biological activities, and potential for the development of biotechnological applications in {FP}.}, keywords = {marine algal flora ; turbinaria-ornata phaeophyta ; brown-algae ; coral-reefs ; sargassum-mangarevense ; phase-shifts ; in-vitro ; ultraviolet-radiation ; lobophora dictyotales ; secondary metabolites ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {TAHITI}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}dvances in {B}otanical {R}esearch : {S}eaweeds around the {W}orld : {S}tate of {A}rt and {P}erspectives}, volume = {95}, numero = {}, pages = {163--211}, ISSN = {0065-2296}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1016/bs.abr.2019.12.001}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080275}, }