Conferva flexuosa O.F.Müller 1782
Current name:
Cladophora flexuosa (O.F.Müller) Kützing
1. Branch fragment. 2. Young plants growing on the shell Conus sp. sampled at depth of 5 m (Song Lo, Vietnam). (Photo in aquarium). - 09 March 2012. Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru)
Publication Details
Conferva flexuosa O.F.Müller 1782: 5, pl. 882
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1782). Flora danica. Vol. 5, fasc. 15 pp. 6, Plates 841-900. Havniae [Copenhagen].
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 Cladophora flexuosa (O.F.Müller) Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: Denmark; (Silva & al. 1996: 773)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
