Conferva rectangularis A.W.Griffiths 1833
Publication Details
Conferva rectangularis A.W.Griffiths 1833: x, addenda
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
Request PDFType 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 Cladophora hutchinsiae (Dillwyn) Kützing.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Tor Abbey, Devon, England; (Hoek 1963: 61) Isotype: L; 937/281/394 (Hoek 1963: 61) Notes: Syntype localities: Tor-abbey and Meadfoot, Devon.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), rectangular (Stearn 1973).
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 June 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 June 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
