Ectocarpus zeylanicus Børgesen 1936
Publication Details
Ectocarpus zeylanicus Børgesen 1936: 73, figs 5, 6 a-c
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1936). Some marine algae from Ceylon. Ceylon Journal of Science Section A Botany 12: 57-96, 12 figs.
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 Herponema zeylanicum (Børgesen) Krishnamurthy & Baluswami.
Type Information
Type locality: Galle, Sri Lanka; (Børgesen 1936: 73) Type: Børgesen No. 6041, material in spirit only; "Creeping on Codium Geppei Schmidt"; (Børgesen 1936: 73)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latinised), living in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka; from "zeylan" the Dutch pronunciation of Ceylon.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
