Ectocarpus longifructus Harvey 1849
Publication Details
Ectocarpus longifructus Harvey 1849: pl. CCLVIII [258]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1849). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls CCXVII-CCLXX [217-270]. London: Reeve & Benham.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ectocarpus is Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Type Information
Type locality: "Skail, Orkney, Mrs. Moffatt"; (Harvey 1849: 61) Type: TCD?;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Pl. 258 appeared in April 1849 [TL-2]. Also appeared in Harvey's Manual, ed. 2 (Jul-Dec, 1849), p. 61; Harvey cited the Phyc. brit. plate in his description. - (18 December 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
