Conferva atrovirens Dillwyn, nom. illeg. 1803
Publication Details
Conferva atrovirens Dillwyn, nom. illeg. 1803: pl. 25 (as 'atro-virens')
Published in: Dillwyn, L.W. (1803). British Confervae; or colored figures and descriptions of the British plants referred by botanists to the genus Conferva. pp. pls 21-38 (with text). London: W. Phillips.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Conferva is Conferva rupestris Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: "On wet rocks, forming the banks to the Dylais River, near Neath." [Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales]; (Dillwyn 1803: pl. 23)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 April 2000 by Robert Wilkes.
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
