Ectocarpus fasciculatus Harvey 1841

Publication Details
Ectocarpus fasciculatus Harvey 1841: 40

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1841). A manual of the British algae: containing generic and specific descriptions of the known British species of sea-weeds and of Confervae both marine and fresh-water. pp. [i-v]-lvii, [1]-229. London: John Van Voorst.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ectocarpus is Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Mangan's Bay, Co. Waterford, Ireland: Miss Ball; Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland: On Zostera: W. Thompson; Torquay: Mrs Griffiths; (Harvey 1841: 40) Type: TCD?; (Harvey 1841: 40) Notes: A type does not seem to have been selected from the syntypes.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clustered, growing in bundles (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 October 2024

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Taxonomic note
According to Russell, the species is a later synonym of Ectocarpus distortus Carmichael ex Harvey in W.J. Hooker (1833: 326; type locality Appin, Northern Ireland; type: TCD; see Russell 1967: 249, 234, “Free-living ecad of E. fasciculatus... The description of E. distortus antedates that of E. fasciculatus” (Athanasiadis, 1996). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 January 2025

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