Ecklonia radiata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1848

Publication Details
Ecklonia radiata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1848: 146

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen Primum. Algas fucoideas complectens. pp. [i-vi], [i]-viii, [1]-363. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ecklonia is Ecklonia buccinalis (Linnaeus) Hornemann.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Laminaria radiata C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "New Holland"; (Womersley 1987: 332) Holotype: John Hunter; LIV; (Womersley 1987: 332) Notes: According to Millar & Kraft (1994: 2, 25) "Illustrated by Dawson Turner (1809) as Fucus radiatus, the specimens were sent to him by Colonel Thomas Velley, who had in turn received them from the second Governor of New South Wales, John Hunter. Hunter, who held office from 1795 to 1800 and keenly collected around Port Jackson, Botany Bay and Broken Bay, also sent specimens of Conferva umbilicata [= Microdictyon umbilicatum (Velley) Zanardini] to England from Port Jackson (Turner 1809: 161; Millar and Kraft 1993)."

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), radiate.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 July 2023

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Nomenclatural note
John et al. (2004) cite the authority for this species as "(Turner) J. Agardh". Fucus radiatus Turner, the supposed basionym is, however, an illegitimate name. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996) the name Laminaria flabellata was misapplied to this species by Drege (1843: 156, 159, 197) and possible misapplied names for this species include Capea biruncinata, Ecklonia biruncinata and Ecklonia radiata forma biruncinata. Please consult the original text for a full listing of the authors. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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