Kuetzing, F.T. (1843), Phycologia generalis: 289 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Im Golf von Spalato! April 1835.

Kuckuck, P. (1891), Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Ectocarpus-Arten der Kieler Fohrde. Botanisches Centralblatt 48: 40 [basionym]

basionym of: Ectocarpus siliculosus f. arctus (Kütz.) Kuck. legitimate

Gallardo, T. (1992), Nomenclatural notes on some Mediterranean algae, I: Phaeophyceae. Taxon 41: 325 [basionym]

basionym of: Ectocarpus siliculosus var. arctus (Kütz.) Gallardo legitimate

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Ectocarpus siliculosus var. arctus (Kütz.) Gallardo legitimate

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