WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ectocarpus Lyngbye, 1819

Ectocarpus Lyngbye, 1819
AphiaID: 144099

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Heterokonta (Infrakingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeista (Subphylum) > Limnista (Infraphylum) > Fucistia (Superclass) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Ectocarpales (Order) > Ectocarpaceae (Family)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Checked by Taxonomic Editor

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye, 1819

Parent

Ectocarpaceae C. Agardh, 1828

Synonymised
taxa

Capsicarpella Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823 (synonym)

Sources

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]

basis of record: Silva, C., P. Basson & R. Moe (1996). Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Volume 79 of University of California Publications in Botany (ISBN 0-520-09810-2). [details]

additional source: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org
page(s): 130 [details]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
Dutch	kwastwier	[details]
English	maiden's hair	[details]

All child
taxa
[hide all]

Species Ectocarpus acanthophorus Kützing
Species Ectocarpus acuto-ramulis Noda, 1969
Species Ectocarpus acutus Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1922

» Variety Ectocarpus acutus var. acutus Setchell & Gardner, 1922 accepted as Ectocarpus fasciculatus Harvey, 1841
» Variety Ectocarpus acutus var. haplogloiae Doty, 1947 accepted as Ectocarpus fasciculatus Harvey, 1841

Species Ectocarpus simpliciusculus C.Agardh, 1827

» Variety Ectocarpus simpliciusculus var. vitiensis Askenasy, 1888 accepted as Feldmannia irregularis (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939

» Variety Ectocarpus approximatus var. ceratoides (Kützing) Grunow, 1867 accepted as Ectocarpus flagelliformis Kützing, 1843
» Variety Ectocarpus approximatus var. flagelliformis (Kützing) Grunow, 1867 accepted as Ectocarpus flagelliformis Kützing, 1843

Species Ectocarpus arabicus Figari & De Notaris, 1853 accepted as Feldmannia irregularis (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939
Species Ectocarpus arabicus Kützing, 1855 accepted as Feldmannia irregularis (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939
Species Ectocarpus arctus Kützing, 1843 accepted as Ectocarpus siliculosus var. arctus (Kützing) Gallardo, 1992
Species Ectocarpus battersii Bornet ex Sauvageau, 1895 accepted as Kuetzingiella battersii (Bornet ex Sauvageau) Kornmann, 1956

» Variety Ectocarpus battersii var. mediterranea Sauvageau accepted as Kuetzingiella battersii var. mediterranea (Sauvageau) Gómez & Ribera, 1992

» Variety Ectocarpus compactus var. densissimus C.Agardh, 1828 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

Species Ectocarpus confervoides Le Jolis, 1863 accepted as Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye, 1819

Species Ectocarpus congestus P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Ectocarpus fasciculatus var. congestus (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Batters, 1902
Species Ectocarpus conifer Børgesen, 1914 accepted as Hincksia conifera (Børgesen) I.A.Abbott, 1989
Species Ectocarpus coniger Børgesen, 1935 accepted as Feldmannia irregularis (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939

» Variety Ectocarpus coniger var. arabicus Nasr, 1941 accepted as Feldmannia irregularis (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939

Species Ectocarpus criniger Kuckuck, 1895 accepted as Kuckuckia spinosa (Kützing) Kornmann, 1958
Species Ectocarpus crinitus Carmichael, 1833 accepted as Acinetospora crinita (Carmichael) Sauvageau, 1899
Species Ectocarpus cylindricus De A.Saunders, 1898 accepted as Feldmannia simplex (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) G.Hamel, 1939

» Variety Ectocarpus cylindricus var. codiophilus Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1922 accepted as Feldmannia simplex (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) G.Hamel, 1939

» Variety Ectocarpus ferrugineus var. compactus (C.Agardh) C.Agardh, 1824 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

Species Ectocarpus filifer Børgesen, 1937 accepted as Feldmannia filifera (Børgesen) Pham-Hoàng Hô, 1969
Species Ectocarpus firmus (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1848 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

» Forma Ectocarpus firmus f. vernalis Areschoug, 1862 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872
» Variety Ectocarpus firmus var. rupincola Areschoug, 1862 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

Species Ectocarpus flocculiformis Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1922 accepted as Feldmannia simplex (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) G.Hamel, 1939
Species Ectocarpus formosanus Yamada, 1950 accepted as Feldmannia formosana (Yamada) Itono, 1973
Species Ectocarpus fuscatus Zanardini, 1846 accepted as Hincksia fuscata (Zanardini) P.C.Silva, 1987
Species Ectocarpus geminatus J.D.Hooker & Harvey, 1845 accepted as Geminocarpus geminatus (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) Skottsberg, 1907
Species Ectocarpus geminifructus Børgesen, 1937 accepted as Hamelella geminifructa (Børgesen) K.Srinivasan, 1965
Species Ectocarpus geniculatus Ercegovic, 1955 accepted as Hincksia geniculata (Ercegovic) Cormaci & G.Furnari, 1992
Species Ectocarpus ghardaqaensis Nasr, 1939 accepted as Hincksia ghardaqaensis (Nasr) P.C.Silva, 1987
Species Ectocarpus globifer Kützing, 1843 accepted as Feldmannia globifera (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939

» Variety Ectocarpus globifer var. rupestris Batters accepted as Feldmannia paradoxa (Montagne) G.Hamel, 1939

Species Ectocarpus granulosoides Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1922 accepted as Hincksia sandriana (Zanardini) P.C.Silva, 1987
Species Ectocarpus granulosus (Smith) C.Agardh, 1828 accepted as Hincksia granulosa (Smith) P.C.Silva, 1987

» Forma Ectocarpus granulosus f. corticulatus (D.A.Saunders) F.S.Collins, 1909 accepted as Ectocarpus corticulatus De A.Saunders, 1898

Species Ectocarpus griffithsianus Le Jolis, 1863 accepted as Stictyosiphon griffithsianus (Le Jolis) Holmes & Batters, 1891
Species Ectocarpus guadelupensis accepted as Feldmannia irregularis (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939
Species Ectocarpus hamatus P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1865 accepted as Asteronema breviarticulatum (J.Agardh) Ouriques & Bouzon, 2000
Species Ectocarpus hansteeni Foslie, 1894 accepted as Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye, 1819
Species Ectocarpus hauckii Ercegovic, 1955 accepted as Hincksia hauckii (Ercegovic) Cormaci & G.Furnari, 1992
Species Ectocarpus helophorus Rosenvinge, 1898 accepted as Streblonema helophorum (Rosenvinge) Batters, 1902
Species Ectocarpus hemisphaericus De A.Saunders, 1898 accepted as Feldmannia hemisphaerica (De A.Saunders) Hollenberg, 1971

» Forma Ectocarpus hemisphaericus f. minor Saunders

Species Ectocarpus hiemalis P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Ectocarpus siliculosus var. hiemalis (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Gallardo, 1992
Species Ectocarpus hiemalis Noda, 1971 accepted as Ectocarpus niigatensis Noda, 1975

» Forma Ectocarpus hiemalis f. spalatinus (Kützing) Kjellman, 1890 accepted as Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye, 1819

Species Ectocarpus hincksiae Harvey, 1841 accepted as Hincksia hincksiae (Harvey) P.C.Silva, 1987

» Variety Ectocarpus hincksiae var. australis Grunow, 1867
» Variety Ectocarpus hincksiae var. irregularis Børgesen, 1902 accepted as Hincksia hincksiae (Harvey) P.C.Silva, 1987

» Forma Ectocarpus lebelii f. borealis Kjellman, 1872 accepted as Ectocarpus borealis (Kjellman) Kjellman, 1890
» Variety Ectocarpus lebelii var. agigensis P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan accepted as Feldmannia irregularis (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939

Species Ectocarpus littoralis (Linnaeus) Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

» Variety Ectocarpus littoralis var. major Lyngbye, 1819
» Subspecies Ectocarpus littoralis divaricatus (Kjellman) Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

» Forma Ectocarpus littoralis divaricatus f. ramellosus Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

» Forma Ectocarpus littoralis f. pumilus Areschoug, 1862 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872
» Subspecies Ectocarpus littoralis firmus (C.Agardh) Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

» Forma Ectocarpus littoralis firmus f. lividus Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872
» Forma Ectocarpus littoralis firmus f. pachycarpus Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872
» Forma Ectocarpus littoralis firmus f. subglomeratus Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

» Subspecies Ectocarpus littoralis oppositus (Kjellman) Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

» Forma Ectocarpus littoralis oppositus f. rectangulans Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872
» Forma Ectocarpus littoralis oppositus f. subverticillatus (Kützing) Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872

» Forma Ectocarpus littoralis varius f. varius Kuckuck, 1891 accepted as Pylaiella varia Kjellman, 1883

» Forma Ectocarpus mitchelliae f. brevicarpum Børgesen, 1939 accepted as Hincksia mitchelliae (Harvey) P.C.Silva, 1987
» Variety Ectocarpus mitchelliae var. jamaicensis V.J.Chapman, 1963 accepted as Hincksia mitchelliae var. jamaicensis (V.J .Chapman) M.J.Wynne, 1998

Species Ectocarpus monocarpus C.Agardh, 1820 accepted as Compsonema minutum (C.Agardh) Kuckuck, 1953
Species Ectocarpus mucronatus De A.Saunders, 1898 accepted as Feldmannia irregularis (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939
Species Ectocarpus myriocladiae P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Streblonema myriocladiae (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) De Toni, 1895
Species Ectocarpus nanus Levring, 1938 accepted as Feldmannia irregularis (Kützing) G.Hamel, 1939
Species Ectocarpus oedogonium Meneghini, 1845 accepted as Zosterocarpus oedogonium (Meneghini) Bornet, 1890
Species Ectocarpus onustus Kützing, 1849 accepted as Hummia onusta (Kützing) J.Fiore, 1975
Species Ectocarpus ovatus Kjellman, 1877 accepted as Hincksia ovata (Kjellman) P.C.Silva, 1987

» Variety Ectocarpus ovatus var. arachnoideus Reinke, 1889 accepted as Hincksia ovata (Kjellman) P.C.Silva, 1987
» Variety Ectocarpus ovatus var. elongatus Rosenvinge, 1893 accepted as Hincksia ovata (Kjellman) P.C.Silva, 1987
» Variety Ectocarpus ovatus var. holmi (Rosenvinge) Rosenvinge, 1898 accepted as Hincksia ovata (Kjellman) P.C.Silva, 1987
» Variety Ectocarpus ovatus var. intermedius Rosenvinge, 1941 accepted as Hincksia ovata (Kjellman) P.C.Silva, 1987
» Variety Ectocarpus ovatus var. tenuis Rosenvinge, 1898 accepted as Hincksia ovata (Kjellman) P.C.Silva, 1987

Species Ectocarpus oviger Harvey, 1862 accepted as Hincksia granulosa (Smith) P.C.Silva, 1987
Species Ectocarpus padinae (Buffham) Sauvageau accepted as Feldmannia padinae (Buffham) G.Hamel, 1939
Species Ectocarpus paradoxoides Ercegovic, 1955 accepted as Feldmannia paradoxoides (Ercegovic) Cormaci & G.Furnari, 1987
Species Ectocarpus paradoxus Montagne accepted as Feldmannia paradoxa (Montagne) G.Hamel, 1939

» Variety Ectocarpus paradoxus var. donatiae Ercegovic, 1957 accepted as Feldmannia paradoxa var. caespitula (J.Agardh) Cormaci & G.Furnari, 2012
» Variety Ectocarpus paradoxus var. pacificus Saunders, 1898 accepted as Hincksia saundersii (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) P.C.Silva, 1987

Species Ectocarpus parasiticus Sauvageau, 1892 accepted as Streblonema parasiticum (Sauvageau) De Toni, 1895
Species Ectocarpus parksii Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924 accepted as Hincksia sandriana (Zanardini) P.C.Silva, 1987
Species Ectocarpus parvus (De A.Saunders) Hollenberg, 1971 accepted as Ectocarpus commensalis Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1922
Species Ectocarpus pectinatus Skottsberg, 1907 accepted as Gononema pectinatum (Skottsberg) Kuckuck & Skottsberg, 1921
Species Ectocarpus polycarpus Kjellman, 1872 accepted as Giffordia ovata (Kjellman) Kylin, 1947
Species Ectocarpus pringsheimi Reinke, 1889 accepted as Streblonema fasciculatum Thuret, 1863

» Variety Ectocarpus pringsheimi var. simplex Reinke, 1889 accepted as Streblonema fasciculatum var. simplex (Reinke) Kornmann, 1954

» Variety Ectocarpus repens var. confluens (Holmes) Batters

Species Ectocarpus reptans P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Phycocelis crouaniorum Athanasiadis, 1996
Species Ectocarpus rhodochortonoides Børgesen, 1914 accepted as Asteronema rhodochortonoides (Børgesen) D.G.Müller & E.R.Parodi, 1994
Species Ectocarpus sandrianus Zanardini, 1843 accepted as Hincksia sandriana (Zanardini) P.C.Silva, 1987

» Forma Ectocarpus sandrianus f. implexus Gran, 1893 accepted as Hincksia sandriana var. baltica (Reinke) Athanasiadis, 1996
» Variety Ectocarpus sandrianus var. balticus Reinke, 1889 accepted as Hincksia sandriana var. baltica (Reinke) Athanasiadis, 1996

Species Ectocarpus saundersii Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1922 accepted as Hincksia saundersii (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) P.C.Silva, 1987
Species Ectocarpus secundus Kützing, 1847 accepted as Hincksia secunda (Kützing) P.C.Silva, 1987
Species Ectocarpus simplex P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Feldmannia simplex (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) G.Hamel, 1939
Species Ectocarpus sliculosus accepted as Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye, 1819

» Forma Ectocarpus sliculosus f. dasycarpus (Kuckuck) Rosenvinge & Lund, 1941 accepted as Ectocarpus siliculosus var. dasycarpus (Kuckuck) Gallardo, 1992

» Forma Ectocarpus stilophorae f. caespitosus Rosenvinge, 1893 accepted as Microspongium stilophorae (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Cormaci & G.Furnari, 2012
» Variety Ectocarpus stilophorae var. caespitosus (Rosenvinge) Lily Newton, 1931 accepted as Microspongium stilophorae (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) Cormaci & G.Furnari, 2012

Species Ectocarpus subcorymbosus Farlow ex Holden, 1905 accepted as Hummia onusta (Kützing) J.Fiore, 1975
Species Ectocarpus subulatus Kützing, 1843 accepted as Ectocarpus siliculosus var. subulatus (Kützing) T.Gallardo, 1992
Species Ectocarpus subverticillatus Kützing, 1845 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872
Species Ectocarpus tenellus Noda, 1969 accepted as Ectocarpus commixtus Noda, 1972
Species Ectocarpus tenellus Kützing, 1849 accepted as Choristocarpus tenellus Zanardini, 1860
Species Ectocarpus terminalis Kützing, 1845 accepted as Hecatonema terminale (Kützing) Kylin, 1937
Species Ectocarpus thyrsoideus Børgesen, 1937 accepted as Hincksia thyrsoidea (Børgesen) P.C.Silva, 1987
Species Ectocarpus tomentosoides Farlow, 1889 accepted as Laminariocolax tomentosoides (Farlow) Kylin, 1947

» Forma Ectocarpus tomentosoides f. norvegicus Gran, 1893
» Variety Ectocarpus tomentosoides var. punctiformis Batters
» Subspecies Ectocarpus tomentosoides norvegicus (Gran) Hygen & Jorde, 1935 accepted as Ectocarpus tomentosoides f. norvegicus Gran, 1893

Species Ectocarpus tomentosus (Hudson) Lyngbye, 1819 accepted as Spongonema tomentosum (Hudson) Kützing, 1849

» Variety Ectocarpus tomentosus var. clavatus C.Agardh, 1824 accepted as Spongonema tomentosum (Hudson) Kützing, 1849

Species Ectocarpus tortugensis W.R.Taylor, 1928 accepted as Herponema tortugense (W.R.Taylor) W.R.Taylor, 1960
Species Ectocarpus turnerellae Foslie, 1896 accepted as Streblonema turnerellae (Foslie) Printz, 1926
Species Ectocarpus valiantei Bornet ex Sauvageau, 1892 accepted as Herponema valiantei (Bornet ex Sauvageau) G.Hamel, 1939
Species Ectocarpus vanbosseae Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924 accepted as Hincksia vanbosseae (Setchel & N.L.Gardner) Skelton & G.R.South, 2007
Species Ectocarpus variabilis (De A.Saunders) G.M.Smith, 1942 accepted as Ectocarpus commensalis Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1922
Species Ectocarpus vaughanii Børgesen, 1941 accepted as Feldmannia vaughanii (Børgesen) Islam, 1976
Species Ectocarpus velutinus (Greville) Kützing, 1845 accepted as Herponema velutinum (Greville) J.Agardh, 1890

» Variety Ectocarpus velutinus var. laterifructus Batters accepted as Herponema velutinum (Greville) J.Agardh, 1890

Species Ectocarpus ventus Kützing accepted as Ectocarpus siliculosus var. venetus (Kützing) Gallardo, 1992
Species Ectocarpus vidovichii Meneghini, 1843 accepted as Acinetospora crinita (Carmichael) Sauvageau, 1899
Species Ectocarpus virescens Thuret ex Sauvageau, 1896 accepted as Feldmannia mitchelliae (Harvey) H.-S.Kim, 2010
Species Ectocarpus volubilis (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Litosiphon laminariae (Lyngbye) Harvey, 1849
Species Ectocarpus zanardinii P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1867 accepted as Streblonema zanardinii (P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan) De Toni, 1895
Species Ectocarpus zeylanicus Børgesen, 1936 accepted as Herponema zeylandicum (Børgesen) Krishnamurthy & Baluswami, 2010

Environment

marine

Links

Published in AlgaeBase

To GenBank
To ITIS

Notes

Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Remark: Nom. Cons. [details]

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144099

Taxonomic
Edit history

Date	action	by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z	created	Guiry, Michael D.

[Taxonomic tree] [Distribution map] [Google] [Google scholar] [Google images]

Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Ectocarpus Lyngbye, 1819. 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=144099 on 2013-05-24

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License

WoRMS taxon details