Ectocarpus microspongius Batters 1897
Publication Details
Ectocarpus microspongius Batters 1897: 436
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1897). New or critical British marine algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 35: 433-440.
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 Compsonema microspongium (Batters) Kuckuck.
Source of Synonymy
Kuckuck, P. (1953). Ectocarpaceen - Studien I: Hecatonema, Chilionema, Compsonema. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 4: 316-352.
Type Information
Type locality: Plymouth, Cornwall, England; (Athanasiadis 1996: 160) Type: BM?;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
