Ectocarpus is a genus of filamentous brown alga (Heterokontophyta) 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. The type species for the genus is Ecto...
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(from the article `algae`) ...(brown algae or brown seaweeds)Range from microscopic forms to large kelps more than 20 metres long; at least 1,500 species, almost all marine; ...
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