Conferva setiformis Roth 1797
Current name:
Spirogyra setiformis (Roth) Martens ex Meneghini
Pond at Pitsford Water SSSI, Northamptonshire, UK - 19 June 2017. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Conferva setiformis Roth 1797: 171, pl. 2: fig. 1
Published in: Roth, A.W. (1797). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Fasc. 1. pp. [i]-viii, [1]-244 [1-2, index, pls], 8 pls. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolo I.G. Mülleriano.
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 Spirogyra setiformis (Roth) Martens ex Meneghini.
Type Information
in fossis stagnantibus aqua dulci repletis Ducatus Oldenburgici; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), setaceous, bristle-like (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 16 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
