Ectocarpus littoralis var. ruber Lyngbye 1819
Publication Details
Ectocarpus littoralis var. ruber Lyngbye 1819: 131, pl. 43 A
Published in: Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.
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 Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to the shore (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2024
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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 22 November 2024
