Ericaria selaginoides

Ericaria selaginoides
Ericaria selaginoides, herbarium sheet
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Phaeophyceae
Order:	Fucales
Family:	Sargassaceae
Genus:	Ericaria
Species:	E. selaginoides
Binomial name
Ericaria selaginoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry, 2020
Synonyms [1]
Fucus selaginoidesLinnaeus, 1759 Cystoseira selaginoides(Linnaeus) Bory, 1832 Fucus tamariscifoliusHudson, 1762 Fucus ericoidesLinnaeus, 1763 Fucus erica-marinaS.G.Gmelin, 1768 Ericaria tamariscaStackhouse, 1809 Ericaria selagoStackhouse, 1809 Phryganella ericoides(Linnaeus) Stackhouse, 1816 Cystoseira ericoides(Linnaeus) C.Agardh, 1820 Mackaia ericoides(Hudseon) S.F.Gray, 1821 Cystoseira erica-marina(S.G.Gmelin) Naccari, 1828 Gongolaria ericoides(Linnaeus) Kuntze, 1891 Cystoseira tamariscifolia(Hudson) Papenfuss, 1950 Carpodesmia tamariscifolia(Hudson) Orellana & Sansón, 2019

Ericaria selaginoides (syns. Cystoseira tamariscifolia, Carpodesmia tamariscifolia) is a large marine brown algae. ^[1]

Distribution

Ericaria selaginoides occurs in the Northeast Atlantic and Western Mediterranean Sea. It forms a species complex with Ericaria amentacea , a similar but caespitose species from the Mediterranean and the Azores. ^[2]

References

1. Guiry, M. "Ericaria selaginoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry 2020". AlgaeBase. Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
2. Neiva, J.M.; Bermejo, R.; Medrano, A.; Capdevila, P.; Milla-Figueras, D.; Afonso, P.; Ballesteros, E.; Sabour, B.; Serio, D.; Nóbrega, E.; Soares, J.; Valdazo, J.; Tuya, F.; Mulas, M.; Israel, A.; Sadogurska, S.S.; Guiry, M.D.; Pearson, G.A.; Serrão, E.A. (2023). "DNA barcoding reveals cryptic diversity, taxonomic conflicts and novel biogeographical insights in Cystoseira s.l. (Phaeophyceae)". European Journal of Phycology. 58 (3): 351–375. doi:10.1080/09670262.2022.2126894. hdl: 10261/283058 .