Ectocarpus confervoides var. arctus (Kützing) Lily Newton 1931
Publication Details
Ectocarpus confervoides var. arctus (Kützing) Lily Newton 1931: 120
Published in: Newton, L. (1931). A handbook of the British seaweeds. pp. [i]-xiii, 1-478, 270 figs. London: The Trustees of the British Museum, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, S.W.7.
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 siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye.
Source of Synonymy
Gallardo, T. (1992). Nomenclatural notes on some Mediterranean algae, I: Phaeophyceae. Taxon 41: 324-326.
Basionym
Ectocarpus arctus Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "Golfo von Spalato" (Split, Croatia); (Silva & al. 1996: 562)
Origin of Species Name
Compound (Latin), resembling the genus Conferva.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 November 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
