Ectocarpus geminatus Hooker f. & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Ectocarpus geminatus Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 251
Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1845). Algae antarcticae, being characters and descriptions of the hitherto unpublished species of algae, discovered in Lord Auckland's Group, Campbell's Island, Kerguelen's Land, Falkland Islands, Cape Horn and other southern circumpolar regions, during the voyage of H.M. discovery ships "Erebus" and "Terror". London Journal of Botany 4: 249-276, 293-298.
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 Geminocarpus geminatus (Hooker f. & Harvey) Skottsberg.
Type Information
Type locality: San Martin’s Cove, Cape Horn; Lectotype: herb. Hookerianum, BM-K; (Lamb & Zimmermann 1977: 146, fig. 14) Notes: Cape Horn, Falkland Isl. (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 December 2024
