Ectocarpus ferrugineus C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824
Publication Details
Ectocarpus ferrugineus C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824: 163
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
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.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2021). Phycologia Europaea Phaeophyta. pp. [i]-xxxxvii, [1]-759. Gothenburg: Published and distributed by the author.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rust-coloured.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: superfluous (Athanasiadis, 1996). - (11 May 2006) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
