Ectocarpus antillarum Grunow
Publication details
Ectocarpus antillarum Grunow 1868: 46 footnote, pl. IV: fig. 2
Original publication: Grunow, A. (1868 '1867'). Algae. In: Reise der östereichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859...Botanischer Theil. Erster Band. Sporenpflanzen. (Fenzl, E. Eds), pp. 1-104. Wien [Vienna]: Aus der Kaiserlich Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckeri in Commission bei Karl Gerold's Sohn.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ectocarpus is Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Bachelotia antillarum (Grunow) Gerloff
Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antilles.
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Type locality: Guadeloupe, West Indies (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 571). Type: W? (Womersley 1987: 30).
Source of synonymy
Gerloff, J. (1959). Bachelotia (Bornet) Kuckuck ex Hamel oder Bachelotia (Bornet) Fox?. Nova Hedwigia 1: 37-39.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Ectocarpus&species=antillarum
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Ectocarpus&Species=antillarum
Created: 23 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 03 September 2012 by M.D. Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 447 times since it was created.
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=13462
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 June 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:110943
