Biology:Ecklonia
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Short description: Genus of seaweeds
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| Ecklonia cava | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Gyrista |
| Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Laminariales |
| Family: | Lessoniaceae |
| Genus: | Ecklonia J.W. Hornemann, 1828[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ecklonia buccinalis (Linnaeus) Hornemann[2]
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Ecklonia is a genus of kelp (brown algae) belonging to the family Lessoniaceae.
The genus name of Ecklonia is in honour of Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795–1868), who was a Danish botanical collector and apothecary.[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Jens Wilken Hornemann in Kongl. Danske Vidensk. Selk. Naturvidenskab. Math. Afh. Vol.3 on pages 385–388 in 1828.
Known species
- Ecklonia biruncinata
- Ecklonia brevipes
- Ecklonia cava
- Ecklonia fastigiata
- Ecklonia kurome
- Ecklonia maxima
- Ecklonia muratii
- Ecklonia radiata
- Ecklonia stolonifera
- Ecklonia radicosa
Ecklonia species produce eckol-type phlorotannins.[4] The name of this genus honours Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795-1868) the Danish pharmacist, botanist and plant collector.[5]
- synonyms
- Ecklonia bicyclis, a synonym of Eisenia bicyclis (Kjellman) Setchell 1905, the arame
References
- ↑ Hornemann, J.W. (1828). "Om Fucus buccinalis Lin.". Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afhandlinger 3: 379–390.
- ↑ Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Ecklonia". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/browse/taxonomy/?id=35713.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ↑ Protective effect of phlorotannin components phloroglucinol and eckol on radiation-induced intestinal injury in mice. Changjong Moon, Sung-Ho Kim, Jong-Choon Kim, Jin Won Hyun, Nam Ho Lee, Jae Woo Park and Taekyun Shin, Phytotherapy Research, February 2008, Volume 22, Issue 2, pages 238–242, doi:10.1002/ptr.2298
- ↑ "Ecklonia radiata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. http://nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=7014. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q5332921 entry
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