Hecatonema kjellmanii Nordstedt 1912
Publication Details
Hecatonema kjellmanii Nordstedt 1912: 237
Published in: Nordstedt, C.F.O. (1912). Algological notes. 8-9. 8. Hecatonema Kjellmani Nordst., nov. nom. 9. A few new combinations. Botaniska Notiser 1912: 237-239.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hecatonema is Hecatonema maculans (Collins) Sauvageau.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asperococcus fistulosus (Hudson) W.J.Hooker.
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.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2024
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Taxonomic note
If Kjellman's Ectocarpus reptans is a stage in the life history of Asperococcus, Hecatonema kjellmani becomes a synonym (Athanasiadis, 1996). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
