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Ascocyclus distromaticus W.R.Taylor, 1937 
AphiaID: 156596

Classification: Biota > Chromista (Kingdom) > Harosa (Subkingdom) > Heterokonta (Infrakingdom) > Ochrophyta (Phylum) > Phaeista (Subphylum) > Limnista (Infraphylum) > Fucistia (Superclass) > Phaeophyceae (Class) > Ectocarpales (Order) > Chordariaceae (Family) > Ascocyclus (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Phycocelis foecunda Strömfelt, 1888
Rank Species
Parent Ascocyclus Magnus, 1874
Sources  basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

basis of record: Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]

Environment marine
Distribution Gulf of Maine [details]
North West Atlantic [details]
Links Published in AlgaeBase Logo AlgaeBase
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
Notes  Distribution: Long Island Sound to the northern Cape Cod region [details]

Morphology: Brown colour results from the dominance of the xanthophyll fucoxanthin; this masks the other pigments, Chlorophyll a and c (no chlorophyll b), beta-carotene and other xanthophylls. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156596
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2005-05-19 11:58:45Z  created  Claus, Simon
2010-04-01 08:42:26Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
2010-12-13 10:09:16Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Ascocyclus distromaticus W.R.Taylor, 1937. 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=156596 on 2013-06-18
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