Conferva frigida Roth 1797

Publication Details
Conferva frigida Roth 1797: 166

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.

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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 Vaucheria frigida (Roth) C.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].

Type Information
Type locality: London, England; (Schneider, Lane & Norland 1999: 242)

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 October 2022

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Taxonomic note
Oscillatoria muralis (Dillwyn) Agardh 1812: 37 (INA). [Vaucheria frigida is not in INA]. - (17 April 2012) - G.M. 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 13 July 2025

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