Ectoclinium latifrons J.Agardh 1885
Publication Details
Ectoclinium latifrons J.Agardh 1885: 83
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1885). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Fjerde afdelningen.). Lunds Universitets Årskrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 21(8): 1-117, 1 pl.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ectoclinium is Ectoclinium dentatum J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mychodea australis (Zanardini) Kraft.
Source of Synonymy
Kraft, G.T. (1978). Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). III. The Mychodeaceae and Mychodeophyllaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 26: 515-610, 46 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad oras australes Novae Hollandiae (F. de Mueller!)." [South Australia]; (Agardh 1885) Lectotype: MEL; 1007262 (INA 1996: 248) Notes: The type is from Port Philip: "s. dat., leg. ign. s.n. (lecto, here designated: MEL1007262)." (Kraft & Saunders 2017: 248).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 May 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 November 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
