Conferva ochroleuca Berkeley 1833
Publication Details
Conferva ochroleuca Berkeley 1833: 38, pl. 14: fig. 2
Published in: Berkeley, M.J. (1833). Gleanings of British algae; being an Appendix to the Supplement to English Botany. , pls 13-16. London: Sold by the proprietor C.E. Sowerby, 3 Mead Place Westminster Road; G.B. Sowerby, 156, Regent Street; Longman and Co., and Sherwood & Co., Paternoster Row; &c..
Publication date: 1 January 1833
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Conferva is Conferva rupestris Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Oedogonium sociale Wittrock ex Hirn.
Type Information
Type locality: "Stibbington, Hunts, July 21, 1827" [Huntingdonshire, now in Cambridgeshire, England]; (Berkeley 1833: 38)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), yellow-brown.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 December 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024