Ectocarpus velutinus (Greville) Kützing 1845
Current name:
Herponema velutinum (Greville) J.Agardh
Herponema velutinum on Himanthalia elongata, Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 2013, Ignacio Bárbara"
Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Ectocarpus velutinus (Greville) Kützing 1845: 236
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
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 Herponema velutinum (Greville) J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1882). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Andra afdelningen.). Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 17(4): 1-134, 3 plates.
Basionym
Sphacelaria velutina Greville
Type Information
Type locality: "on Fucus loreus. Sidmouth" [South Devon England]; (Greville 1828: expl. 350) Notes: Type: E?
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), velvety, densely covered with short soft erect hairs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
