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Ecklonia
Ecklonia
is
a genus
of
kelp
belonging
to the
family
Lessoniaceae
.
There are
nine
species:
Ecklonia biruncinata
Ecklonia brevipes
Ecklonia
cava
Ecklonia
fastigiata
Ecklonia kurome
Ecklonia
maxima
Ecklonia muratii
Ecklonia
radiata
Ecklonia
stolonifera
Ecklonia radicosa
Ecklonia
species
produce
eckol-type
phlorotannins
. The name of this
genus
honours
Christian Friedrich Ecklon
the
Danish
pharmacist
,
botanist
and
plant collector
.
; synonyms:
Ecklonia bicyclis
, a
synonym
of
Eisenia
bicyclis
Setchell
1905
, the
arame