Summary ⁷

Ectocarpus siliculosus is a filamentous brown alga (Heterokontophyta). Its genome was the first brown macroalgal genome to be sequenced, with the expectation that E. siliculosus will serve as a genetic and genomic model for brown macroalgae.

Habitat ⁸

Depth range based on 31 specimens in 2 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 1 sample.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0 - 24.69
  Temperature range (°C): 15.195 - 15.195
  Nitrate (umol/L): 5.113 - 5.113
  Salinity (PPS): 34.935 - 34.935
  Oxygen (ml/l): 5.952 - 5.952
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.709 - 0.709
  Silicate (umol/l): 6.221 - 6.221

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 0 - 24.69
 
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Type information ⁹

Isotype for Ectocarpus confervoides f. irregularis Collins
Catalog Number: US 43565
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): F. S. Collins
Year Collected: 1894
Locality: Penobscot Bay., Hancock County, Spectacle Island, Maine, United States, North America

Type information ¹⁰

Isotype for Ectocarpus confervoides f. irregularis Collins
Catalog Number: US 56367
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): F. S. Collins
Year Collected: 1894
Locality: Penobscot Bay., Hancock County, Spectacle Island, Maine, United States, North America

Type information ¹¹

Isotype for Ectocarpus confervoides f. brumalis Holden in Collins et al.
Catalog Number: US 56368
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): I. Holden
Year Collected: 1898
Locality: Near Milford., New Haven County, Charles Island, Connecticut, United States, North America

Type information ¹²

Isotype for Ectocarpus confervoides f. brumalis Holden in Collins et al.
Catalog Number: US 43577
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): I. Holden
Year Collected: 1898
Locality: Near Milford, New Haven County, Charles Island, Connecticut, United States, North America

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Akirapeters, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ectocarpus_siliculosus_sur_Ulva.jpg
2. (c) Sarka Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sarka Martinez
3. Brockhaus and Efron, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ectocarpus_siliculosus.jpg
4. Unknown, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PSM_V62_D312_Ectocarpus_siliculous.png
5. Pierre-Louis Crouan (1798-1871) & Hippolyte-Marie Crouan (1802-1871), no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ectocarpus_siliculosus_Crouan_(1).jpg
6. Pierre-Louis Crouan (1798-1871) & Hippolyte-Marie Crouan (1802-1871), no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ectocarpus_siliculosus_Crouan_(2).jpg
7. Adapted by Joseph deVeer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectocarpus_siliculosus
8. Public Domain, http://eol.org/data_objects/17359449
9. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/19962220
10. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/19962221
11. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/19962460
12. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/19962461

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