Ectocarpus confervoides f. irregularis Collins

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Maine

• County/Municipio

  Hancock Co.

• Locality

  Penobscot Bay, Spectacle Island, in tide pool

• Coordinates

  44.3684, -68.1013

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  252.539

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Spectacle Island. Measured from coordinates to farthest extent of the island to find linear extent (240.97 m). Input information into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty radius (Bounded Area).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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Phycothaca Boraali-Americana. Collins, Holden, and Satchell.
670. Ectocarpus confervoides forma irregularis Collins ms.
In tide pool, Spectacle Island, Penobscot Hay, Maine. July. 1894.
F. S. COLLINS.
Frond up to 15 cm. high, filaments slightly twisted below, free above;
cells in main filaments .045 mm. diam., in branches about half this size ;
cells in main filament 1 3 diam., in lesser branches up to 8 diam., slightly
constricted at nodes, branches rather erect. Plurilocular sporangia varying
much in size and shape, .05-.15 mm. long by .02-.035 broad, large and
small together ; sometimes cylindrical, oftener largest at the base, dimin-
ishing in diameter near the middle; the tip not pointed; usually curved.