Ectocarpus variabilis (De A.Saunders) G.M.Smith, nom. illeg. 1942
Publication Details
Ectocarpus variabilis (De A.Saunders) G.M.Smith, nom. illeg. 1942: 647, figs 1-4
Published in: Smith, G.M. (1942). Notes on some brown algae from the Monterey Peninsula, California. American Journal of Botany 29(8): 645-653, 13 figs. [in English]
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 Ectocarpus commensalis Setchell & N.L.Gardner.
Source of Synonymy
Pedroche, P.F., Silva, P.C., Aguilar Rosas, L.E., Dreckmann, K.M. & Aguilar Rosas, R. (2008). Catálogo de las algas benthónicas del Pacífico de México II. Phaeophycota. pp. [i-viii], i-vi, 15-146. Mexicali & Berkeley: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana; Universidad Autónoma de Baja California; University of California Berkeley.
Basionym
Ectocarpus confervoides f. variabilis D.A.Saunders
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 September 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 August 2015
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: later homonym of Ectocarpus variabilis Vickers, 1905 - (28 January 2009) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
See Cormaci et al. (2012: 239) regarding the uncertain status of this entity in the Mediterranean. - (25 August 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 June 2025
