Question

Write a brief notes on Ectocarpus. long question​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ectocarpus is a genus of filamentous brown alga that is a model organism for the genomics of multicellularity. Among possible model organisms in the brown algae, Ectocarpus was selected for the relatively small size of its mature thallus and the speed with which it completes its life cycle.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ectocarpus is a genus of filamentous brown alga that is a model organism for the genomics of multicellularity.[1] Among possible model organisms in the brown algae, Ectocarpus was selected for the relatively small size of its mature thallus and the speed with which it completes its life cycle.[2][3] The type species for the genus is Ectocarpus siliculosus (Dillwyn) Lyngbye.[4]

Ectocarpus

Ectocarpus siliculosus.jpg

E. siliculosus, from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907)

Scientific classificatione

Clade:

SAR

Phylum:

Ochrophyta

Class:

Phaeophyceae

Order:

Ectocarpales

Family:

Ectocarpaceae

Genus:

Ectocarpus

Lyngbye 1819