Ectocarpus sphaerophorus Carmichael 1833
Current name:
Isthmoplea sphaerophora (Carmichael) Kjellman ex Gobi
North Light, Brier Island, Nova Scotia - 02 June 2017. David Garbary
Publication Details
Ectocarpus sphaerophorus Carmichael 1833: 326
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
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 Isthmoplea sphaerophora (Carmichael) Kjellman ex Gobi.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Appin, Scotland; Sidmouth, Devon, England; (Harvey 1833: 326)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2006
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024