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Ectocarpaceae C. Agardh, 1828 
AphiaID: 143717

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Heterokonta (Infrakingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeista (Subphylum) > Limnista (Infraphylum) > Fucistia (Superclass) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Ectocarpales (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Ectocarpales
Source  basis of record: Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS[details]

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 Genus Ectocarpidium G.Shperk, 1869
Genus Ectocarpus Lyngbye, 1819
Genus Epinema P.J.L.Dangeard, 1962
Genus Kuckuckia G.Hamel, 1939
Genus Phaeostroma Kuckuck, 1893
Genus Pilinia Kützing, 1843
Genus Pleurocladia A.Braun, 1855
Genus Spongonema Kützing, 1849
Genus Xanthosiphonia J.Agardh, 1894

Genus Capsicarpella Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823 accepted as Ectocarpus Lyngbye, 1819
Genus Waerniella Kylin, 1947 accepted as Pilinia Kützing, 1843
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143717
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Guiry, Michael D.
2008-10-22 09:06:10Z  checked  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Ectocarpaceae. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143717 on 2013-05-18
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