Ecklonia bicyclis Kjellman 1885

Publication Details
Ecklonia bicyclis Kjellman 1885: 269, pl. 10: figs 4, 5

Published in: Kjellman, F.R. & Petersen, J.V. (1885). Om Japans Laminariaceer. 4: [257]-280, pls. 10-11, 1 table. [in Swedish]

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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 currently regarded as a synonym of Eisenia bicyclis (Kjellman) Setchell.

Source of Synonymy
Rothman, M.D., Mattio, L., Wernberg, T., Anderson, R.J., Uwai, S., Mohring, M.B. & Bolton, J.J. (2015). A molecular investigation of the genus Ecklonia (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales) with special focus on the southern hemisphere. Journal of Phycology 51(2): 236-246.

Type Information
Type locality: Japan: near Yokohama and Nagasaki; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 January 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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