Conferva fontinalis Linnaeus 1753
Current name:
Vaucheria fontinalis (Linnaeus) T.A.Christensen
Collected by Jack Oliver, River Kennet, Wiltshire, UK. - 01 May 2011. C.F. Carter (Chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com) C.F. Carter (Chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Conferva fontinalis Linnaeus 1753: 1164
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol. 2 pp. [i], 561-1200, [1-30, index], [i, err.]. Holmiae [Stockholm]: Impensis Laurentii Salvii.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 May 1753
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 Vaucheria fontinalis (Linnaeus) T.A.Christensen.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 April 2005 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 08 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
