Conferva hieroglyphica C.Agardh 1827
Current name:
Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum (C.Agardh) Kützing
Prox. Collected by Melinda Lyons. In tufa deposits, Spanish Point, Co Clare, Ireland - 24 April 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter at 6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Conferva hieroglyphica C.Agardh 1827: 636
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1827). Aufzählung einiger in den östreichischen Ländern gefundenen neuen Gattungen und Arten von Algen, nebst ihrer Diagnostik und beigefügten Bemerkungen. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung, Regensburg 10(no. 40 of the second volume): 625-640.
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 Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: Carlsbad in udis speluncis rupium [Czech Republic]; (Agardh 1827: 636)
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 June 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024