Ectocarpus elachistiformis Heydrich 1892
Current name:
Kuetzingiella elachistiformis (Heydrich) M.Balakrishnan & Kinkar
Panama. Basal holdfast of prostrate filaments giving rise to fine filaments; cells with band-shaped plastids against inner wallDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Ectocarpus elachistiformis Heydrich 1892: 470, pl. XXV [25]: fig. 14 (as 'elachistaeformis')
Published in: Heydrich, F. (1892). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Algenflora von Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land (Deutsch-Neu-Guinea). Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 10: 458-485, 1 fig., pls XXIV-XXVI.
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 Kuetzingiella elachistiformis (Heydrich) M.Balakrishnan & Kinkar.
Source of Synonymy
Balakrishnan, M.S. & Kinkar, V.N. (1981). A taxonomic account of Indian Ectocarpales and Ralfsiales. Seaweed Research and Utilisation 4(2): 1-57, 135 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Mandang, near Bogia (Hatzfeldthaven), Papua-New Guinea; (Silva & al. 1996: 570) Type: On Sargassum cristaefolium var. upolense Grunow; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 41)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
