Ectocarpus confervoides var. siliculosus (Dillwyn) Farlow 1881

Publication Details
Ectocarpus confervoides var. siliculosus (Dillwyn) Farlow 1881: 71

Published in: Farlow, W.G. (1881 '1882'). The marine algae of New England. In: Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries for 1879. ( Eds), pp. 1-210. Washington:

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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 synonym of Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye.

Basionym
Conferva siliculosa Dillwyn

Type Information
Syntype localities: Cromer in Norfolk and Hastings in East Sussex, England; (Dillwyn 1809: 69) Type: NMW; (Ricker 1987) Notes: Womersley (1987) cites the herbarium as BM-K.

Origin of Species Name
Compound (Latin), resembling the genus Conferva.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 March 2009 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 July 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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