Conferva pennata Hudson 1762
Publication Details
Conferva pennata Hudson 1762: 486
Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1762). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum angliae sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, ofììcinalibus pharmacopoeorum. pp. [i]-viii, [1- 8], 1-506, [1-22, ind.]. Londini [London]: Impensis auctoris: Prostant venales apud J. Nourse in the Strand, et C. Moran in Covent-Garden.
Request PDFPublication date: Jan-Jun 1762
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Conferva is Conferva rupestris Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pinnate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Although traditionally assigned to the Spahacelariales and considered the basionym of Sphacelaria pennata, Prud'homme van Reine (1982: 242) has rejected Conferva pennata Hudson as a "nomen dubium confusum" (see also Dixon & Parkes 1968: 80). Treated as a synonym of Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh, 1824 by Fletcher (1924: 134). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
The material illustrated by Dillwyn (1807, pl. 86 A-F) represents Sphacelaria plumigera Holmes (Prud'homme van Reine 1982: 131). - (02 October 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
