Ectocarpus parvus (De A.Saunders) Hollenberg 1971
Current name:
Ectocarpus commensalis Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Oregon, USA; filaments with normal (darkly pigmented) and virus-affected (colorless) plurilocular sporangiaEric Henry (eric@reedmariculture.com)
Publication Details
Ectocarpus parvus (De A.Saunders) Hollenberg 1971: 283
Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. (1971). Phycological notes. VI. New records, new combinations, and noteworthy observations concerning marine algae of California. Phycologia 10: 281-289.
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 siliculosus var. parvus D.A.Saunders
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), little, small, puny (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
