Conferva simplex Wulfen 1803
Current name:
Digenea simplex (Wulfen) C.Agardh
Barrow Island, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Conferva simplex Wulfen 1803: 17, no fig.
Published in: Wulfen, F.X. (1803). Cryptogama aquatica. Archives de Botanique 3: 1-64, pl. 1.
Original description: 
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 Digenea simplex (Wulfen) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Type Information
Type locality: "Tergesti in Trunco fucorum, mari Adriatici" [Trieste, Italy]; (Wulfen 1803: 17) Notes: Franz Xavier von Wulfen's (1728-1805) types are at W.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
