Conferva litorea Harvey, nom. illeg. 1849
Publication Details
Conferva litorea Harvey, nom. illeg. 1849: 208
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1849). A manual of the British marine algae: containing generic and specific descriptions of all the known British species of sea-weeds. With plates to illustrate all the genera. pp. [i]-lii, [1]-252, 27 pls. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
Request PDFPublication date: Jul-Dec 1849
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 Chaetomorpha litorea Harvey.
Type Information
Type locality: Great Britain; (Silva & al. 1996: 766) Notes: Scotland.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to the sea-shore (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
