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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Ectocarpaceae .
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_Ectocarpus_ (Fig. 28, _A_), are simple, branched filaments, but most are large plants with complex tissues.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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Reference: "The Ectocarpus genome and the independent evolution of multicellularity in brown algae" was published in the journal "Nature" on June 3, 2010.
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As the internationally renowned science magazine "Nature" reported in its latest issue, about 100 scientists and technicians, during a five-year research project, successfully decoded all hereditary information - commonly known as the "genome" - on Ectocarpus siliculosus, an up to 20 cm large brown seaweed, which occurs mainly along coastlines in temperate latitudes.
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Image 3: The brown alga "Ectocarpus siliculosus" in culture (Photo: Delphine
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Image 1: "Ectocarpus siliculosus" (here growing on Zostera) occurs mainly along coastlines in temperate latitudes (Photo: Akira Peters, Station Biologique
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