Padina pavonica

Taxobox
color = khaki
name = Peacocks tail


regnum = Protista
divisio = Heterokontophyta
classis = Phaeophyceae
ordo = Dictyotales
familia = Dictyoptaceae
genus = "Padina"
species = "P. pavonica"
binomial = "Padina pavonica"
binomial_authority = (L.) Thivy

"Padina pavonica", commonly known as Peacocks tail, is a brown alga found in Atlantic Ocean.It is known to act as an elastin precursor when applied topically, signalling collagen production in the skin, thereby increasing the skin's elasticity.

External links

* [http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Padinapavonica.htm "Padina pavonica"]