Conferva pluma Dillwyn 1809

Publication Details
Conferva pluma Dillwyn 1809: 72, suppl. pl. F (by Miss Hutchins)

Published in: Dillwyn, L.W. (1809). British Confervae; or colored figures and descriptions of the British plants referred by botanists to the genus Conferva. pp. 1-87, 1-6 (Index and Errata), pls. 69, 100-109, A-G (with text). London: W. Phillips.

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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 Ptilothamnion pluma (Dillwyn) Thuret.

Type Information
Type locality: Bantry Bay, Ireland; (Silva & al. 1996: 423) Lectotype: Miss Ellen Hutchins; BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), the downy part of a feather, a small soft feather (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

Created: 05 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 June 2009

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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