Conferva ornata C.Agardh 1824
Current name:
Chroodactylon ornatum (C.Agardh) Basson
Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, UK. - 23 January 2008. C.F.Carter(chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Conferva ornata C.Agardh 1824: 104
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
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 Chroodactylon ornatum (C.Agardh) Basson.
Type Information
Type locality: Bridge near Transberg, Lake Mälaren, near Stockholm, Sweden; (Brodie & Irvine 2003: 42) Type: LD; A1863 (Brodie & Irvine 2003: 42)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furnished, equipped, embellished, adorned (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
