Polysemic-genus
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Lobophora
Lobophora is a polysemic genus name referring to three distinct taxonomic groups: (1) a genus of brown algae (Phaeophyceae, Dictyotales) distributed worldwide in tropical and subtropical marine waters, characterized by high cryptic species diversity revealed through molecular studies; (2) a genus of moths (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) established by Curtis in 1825; and (3) a synonym for Chelisoches, a genus of earwigs (Dermaptera). The algal genus is ecologically significant in coral reef ecosystems and has been extensively studied for its specialized metabolites and hyper-variable metabolome.