Ectocarpus siliculosus
| Ectocarpus siliculosus | |
|---|---|
| E. siliculosus, from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Ectocarpales |
| Family: | Ectocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Ectocarpus |
| Species: | E. siliculosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectocarpus siliculosus | |
Ectocarpus siliculosus is a filamentous brown alga. 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.
| Scientific classification | |
|---|---|
| Clade: | SAR |
| Phylum: | Ochrophyta |
| Class: | Phaeophyceae |
| Order: | Ectocarpales |
| Family: | Ectocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Ectocarpus |
| Species: | E. siliculosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectocarpus siliculosus | |