Conferva elongata C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824

Publication Details
Conferva elongata C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824: 109

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].

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Publication 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 glomerata (Linnaeus) 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
Type locality: Near Möinge (Skåne), Sweden; (Hoek 1963: 163) Type: Slowly streaming river; Agardh (LD); 7515, 7516, 7517 (Hoek 1963: 163)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 28 May 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 10 July 2014

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Conferva elongata Hudson, 1762. - (10 July 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025