Conferva sericea Hudson 1762

Publication Details
Conferva sericea Hudson 1762: 485

Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1762). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum angliae sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, ofììcinalibus pharmacopoeorum. pp. [i]-viii, [1- 8], 1-506, [1-22, ind.]. Londini [London]: Impensis auctoris: Prostant venales apud J. Nourse in the Strand, et C. Moran in Covent-Garden.

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Publication date: Jan-Jun 1762

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 sericea (Hudson) Kützing.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 780) Holotype: OXF; Marine material of Conferva trichoides virgata, sericea in Dillenius’s herb (Hoek 1963) Notes: Silva et al. recommend consulting van den Hoek (1963: 77) for further information regarding the lectotype locality of this species.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sericeous, silky with long straight close-pressed glossy hairs (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 November 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2023

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