Conferva herpestica Montagne 1842
Current name: Lychaete herpestica (Montagne) M.J.WynneABC Taxa (eric.coppejans@ugent.be)
Publication Details
Conferva herpestica Montagne 1842: 15
Published in: Montagne, [J.F.] C. (1842). Prodromus generum specierumque phycearum novarum, in itinere ad polum antarcticum...ab illustri Dumont d'Urville peracto collectarum, notis diagnosticis tantum huc evulgatarum, descriptionibus verò fusioribus nec non iconibus analyticis iam iamque illustrandarum. pp. [1-]16. Parisiis [Paris]: apud Gide, editorem.
Publication date: Before 10 Sept 1842
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 Lychaete herpestica (Montagne) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2017). The reinstatement of Lychaete J.Agardh (Ulvophyceae, Cladophoraceae). Notulae Algarum 31: 1-4, 1 fig.
Type Information
Type locality: Bay of Islands, New Zealand; (Womersley 1984: 184) Lectotype: Hombron s.n.; PC herbier général; folder 48 (Leliaert & Coppejans 2006: 672) Notes: Type in Herb. Montagne, PC (Womersely, 1984: 184). Isotype in NY (Leliaert & Coppejans, 2006: 672).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024