Ecklonia maxima

Ecklonia maxima (in the left middle)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laminariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: Tsar Cladus: Sar Infraregnum: Heterokonta Phylum: Ochrophyta Subphylum: Phaeista Infraphylum: Limnista Superclassis: Fucistia Classis: Phaeophyceae Subclassis: Fucophycidae Ordo: Laminariales

Familia: Lessoniaceae
Genus: Ecklonia
Species: Ecklonia maxima

Name

Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss, 1940

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Fucus maximus Osbeck, 1757
    • Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 639).
• Heterotypic
  • Fucus buccinalis Linnaeus, 1771
  • Laminaria buccinalis (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813
  • Laminaria flabellum Bory, 1825
  • Laminaria buccinalis var. macloviana Bory, 1828
  • Ecklonia buccinalis (Linnaeus) Hornemann, 1828

References

• Papenfuss, G.F. 1940. A revision of the South African marine algae in herbarium Thunberg. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalensis 4(3): 1–17: 7.
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Ecklonia maxima. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 12 04 2017.

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