Conferva crispa (Vaucher) Dillwyn 1809

Publication Details
Conferva crispa (Vaucher) Dillwyn 1809

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 Cladophora rivularis (Linnaeus) Kuntze.

Basionym
Prolifera crispa Vaucher

Type Information
Notes: Van de Hoek (1963: 113) notes type specimen lost (see Blum, 1953). Description and figure, however, suggest Cl. rivularis.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1973).

Created: 02 May 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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