Ectocarpus filamentosus Noda 1970

Publication Details
Ectocarpus filamentosus Noda 1970: 27, fig. 2

Published in: Noda, M. (1970). Some marine algae collected on the coast of Iwagasaki, Prov. Echigo facing the Japan Sea. Science Reports of Niigata University Series D (Biology) 7: 27-35.

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 Acinetospora filamentosa (Noda) Yaegashi, Uwai & Kogame.

Source of Synonymy
Yaegashi, K., Yamagishi, Y., Uwai, S., Abe, T., Santiañez, W.J.E. & Kogame, K. (2015). Two species of the genus Acinetospora (Ectocarpales, Phaeophyceae) from Japan: A. filamentosa comb. nov. and A. asiatica sp. nov. Botanica Marina 58(5): 331-343.

Type Information
Type locality: Japan:Echyigo Prov.: coast of Iwagasaki; (INA 1996) Type: Noda 2045; 03.v.1969; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), filamentous (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 March 2016

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 June 2025