Conferva hispida Thore 1800
Current name:
Thorea hispida (Thore) Desvaux
Filaments in flowing water. In a weir joining the River Ouse, near Cambridge, UK - 23 September 2009. Edwin Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Conferva hispida Thore 1800: 398, fig. A [right]
Published in: Thore, [J.] (1800). Sur la Conferva Hispida. Magasin Encyclopédique 6: 398-403, pl. 391.
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 Thorea hispida (Thore) Desvaux.
Type Information
Type locality: "habite L'Adour [river], Dax, Landes, France"; (Thore 1800) Lectotype: J. Thore; "1801" [error?]; on rocks; P-JU; Herbier d'Antoine Laurent de Jussieu cat. no, 375-D, (Sheath, Vis & Cole 1993: 231-241) Notes: Isolectotypes: BM, L and MICH (673302).A date of 1801 is given for the lectotype in P-JU which is at odds with the date of the publication given by INA as 1800.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), hispid, covered with coarse rigid erect hairs or bristles harsh to the touch [or seeming so] (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
