Ectocarpus siliculosus | |
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E. siliculosus, from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Phaeophyceae |
Order: | Ectocarpales |
Family: | Ectocarpaceae |
Genus: | Ectocarpus |
Species: | E. siliculosus
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Binomial name | |
Ectocarpus siliculosus |
Ectocarpus siliculosus is a filamentous brown alga.[1] Its genome was the first brown macroalgal genome to be sequenced,[2] with the expectation that E. siliculosus will serve as a genetic and genomic model for brown macroalgae.[3]
Scientific classification | |
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Clade: | SAR |
Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
Class: | Phaeophyceae |
Order: | Ectocarpales |
Family: | Ectocarpaceae |
Genus: | Ectocarpus |
Species: | E. siliculosus |
Binomial name | |
Ectocarpus siliculosus |