Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Ectocarpus sandrianus Zanardini 1843, Giffordia sandriana (Zanardini) Hamel 1939, Ectocarpus elegans Thuret 1863, Ectocarpus granulosoides Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1922, Ectocarpus parksii Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924, Giffordia granulosoides (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott 1966, Giffordia elegans (Thuret) Knoeppfler-Peguy 1974 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution: Atlantic Islands, Europe, Western Atlantic, Indian Ocean Islands, Middle East, Asia, America: British -columbia, Calfornia, Oregon, Washington, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Galapagos Islands (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

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