Conferva byssoides (Goodenough & Woodward) Smith 1799

Publication Details
Conferva byssoides (Goodenough & Woodward) Smith 1799: pl. 547

Published in: Smith, J.E. (1790-1814). English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. To which will be added, occasional remarks... Vols 1-36. , pls 1-2592. London: printed for the author by J. Davis,....

Publication date: Various

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 Brongniartella byssoides (Goodenough & Woodward) F.Schmitz.

Basionym
Fucus byssoides Goodenough & Woodward

Type Information
Type locality: Christchurch, Hampshire ; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 302) Lectotype: ex herb. Goodenough; 1794; BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 302) Notes: Syntype localities: 'Sheppey Island, near Hastings, Weymouth, Exmouth and elsewhere' Goodenough & Woodward 1797: 229 (Parsons 1980: 274).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 October 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024

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