Conferva vadorum Areschoug 1843
Current name:
Cladophora vadorum (J.E.Areschoug) Kützing
From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase informationDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Conferva vadorum Areschoug 1843: 269
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1843). Algarum (phycearum) minus rite cognitarum pugillus secundus. Linnaea 17: 257-269, pl. IX.
Request PDFType 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 vadorum (J.E.Areschoug) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Type Information
Type locality: Göteborg, Sweden; (Womersley 1984: 213) Isotype: L, 937/155/109; Areschoug, Alg. scand. exs., n. 19 (Hoek 1963: 141) Notes: According to Womersley (1984: 213) there is an isotype in L (155...109).
Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 January 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 January 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 July 2025
