Conferva spongiosa Zanardini, nom. illeg. 1847
Publication Details
Conferva spongiosa Zanardini, nom. illeg. 1847: 250
Published in: Zanardini, G. (1847). Notizie intorno alle cellulari marine delle lagune e de'litorali di Venezia (I). Atti del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti 6: 185-262, 1 plate.
Request PDFPublication date: March 1847
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 coelothrix Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Hoek, C. van den (1963). Revision of the European species of Cladophora. pp. [i]-vii, [1]-248, 1 fig., 18 maps, + 55 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Type Information
Isotype locality: Venice; (Hoek 1963: 41) Isotype (probably): L; 937/278/387 (Hoek 1963: 41)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 September 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 30 January 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Conferva spongiosa Husdon, 1762. - (30 January 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
