Conferva virgata C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824
Publication Details
Conferva virgata C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824: 119
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 Cladophora flagelliformis Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 773)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), twiggy, long and slender or streaked, rod-like (Stearn 1973).
Created: 14 January 2001 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
