Conferva limosa Dillwyn, nom. inval. 1802
Publication Details
Conferva limosa Dillwyn, nom. inval. 1802: pl. 20
Published in: Dillwyn, L.W. (1802). British Confervae; or colored figures and descriptions of the British plants referred by botanists to the genus Conferva. pp. pls 1-20 (with text). London: W. Phillips.
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 Oscillatoria limosa C.Agardh ex Gomont.
Type Information
Type locality: "On the muddy edges of Rivers, Ditches and Ponds." [no specific locality, Britain]; (Dillwyn 1802: pl. 20) Lectotype: LINN (now in BM); (Drouet 1968: 262) Notes: In the absence of a specimen in the Dillenius-Ray herbarium (OXF), a specimen labelled "Conferva limosa" in the set of Dillwyn Exsiccatae.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 21 October 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. - (21 October 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 July 2025
