Ectocarpus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Class
Phaeophyceae
Order
Ectocarpales
Family
Ectocarpaceae
Genus
Ectocarpus
Species
Scientific Name
Ectocarpus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Ectocarpus

Ectocarpus is a genus of filamentous brown alga that includes 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. Tools available for Ectocarpus as a model species include a high quality genome sequence and both forward and reverse genetic methodologies, the latter based on CRISPR-Cas9.

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Ectocarpus in languages:

English
maiden's hair
Finnish
pilvilevät
Swedish
brunslickar

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