Ectocarpus brachiatus (Smith) S.F.Gray 1821
Publication Details
Ectocarpus brachiatus (Smith) S.F.Gray 1821: 322
Published in: Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British plants, according to their relations to each other, as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, &c. including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. pp. vol. 1: [i]-xxviii, [1]- 824, pls I-XXI plates. London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Paternoster-Row.
Publication date: 1 Nov. 1821
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 Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman.
Basionym
Conferva brachiata J.E.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Found by Mr [W.J.] Hooker in salt marshes at Cley, Norfolk [England] in April 1808, growing amongst Ulva compressa"; (Smith 1813-1814: pl. 2571)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), branched at right angles.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 May 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 November 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 February 2025