Conferva mutabilis Roth 1797

Current name: Draparnaldia mutabilis (Roth) Bory
Red-cyan anaglyph. Small stream, Bozeat, Northamptonshire, UK. - 28 October 2010. C.F.Carter(chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk,com)

Publication Details
Conferva mutabilis Roth 1797: 197, pl. IV [4]: fig. 6; pl. V [5]: fig. 1

Published in: Roth, A.W. (1797). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Fasc. 1. pp. [i]-viii, [1]-244 [1-2, index, pls], 8 pls. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolo I.G. Mülleriano.

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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 Draparnaldia mutabilis (Roth) Bory.

Source of Synonymy
Bory de Saint-Vincent, [J.B.G.M.] (1808). Mémoire sur le genre Draparnaldia, de la famille des Conferves (Voyez la planche 35).. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 12: 399-409, pls 35.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

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 19 July 2025