Ectocarpus minutus C.Agardh 1827
Publication Details
Ectocarpus minutus C.Agardh 1827: 642
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1827). Aufzählung einiger in den östreichischen Ländern gefundenen neuen Gattungen und Arten von Algen, nebst ihrer Diagnostik und beigefügten Bemerkungen. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung, Regensburg 10(no. 40 of the second volume): 625-640.
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 Compsonema minutum (C.Agardh) Kuckuck.
Source of Synonymy
Kuckuck, P. (1953). Ectocarpaceen - Studien I: Hecatonema, Chilionema, Compsonema. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 4: 316-352.
Type Information
Type locality: Trieste, Italy; (Athanasiadis 1996: 160) Type: LD?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 October 2024