Conferva ciliata J.Ellis 1768

Ceramium ciliatum (J.Ellis) Ducluzeau

Current name: Ceramium ciliatum (J.Ellis) Ducluzeau
middle intertidal with Colpomenia peregrina, North of Galicia, Spain, 2005Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Conferva ciliata J.Ellis 1768: 425, pl. 18, figs H, h

Published in: Ellis, J. (1768). Extract of a letter from John Ellis, Esquire, F.R.S. to Dr. Linnaeus of Upsala, F.R.S. on the animal nature of the genus of zoophytes, called Corallina. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 57: 404-425, pls XVII, XVIII.

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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 Ceramium ciliatum (J.Ellis) Ducluzeau.

Type Information
Type locality: Sussex, England; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Ellis and Ehret; 1754; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Maggs & Hommersand (1993: 47) give the following data: Lectotype: Ellis (1768), pl. 18, fig. H; unlocalized (?England).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ciliate (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 November 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 28 March 2024

 
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