Conferva clathrata Roth 1806
Current name:
Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh
Silver Strand, Co. Galway, Ireland; fisheye lens - 01 September 2007. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Conferva clathrata Roth 1806: 175
Published in: Roth, A.G. [=A.W.] (1806). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Fasciculus tertius cum tabulis aenaeis XII. pp. [i-viii], [1]-350, [1-2, index pi.], [1-6, index] [1, err.], pls I-XII. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolio Io. Fr. Gleditschiano.
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 Ulva clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Neotype locality: Landskoma, Baltic Oresund, Sweden; (Hayden & al. 2003: 288, table 4) Neotype (Bliding 1963: figs 69a, b; designated by Hayden & al. 2003: 288, table 4): Notes: Original material missing (Blomster et al., 1999; Hayden et al., 2003).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), latticed or pierced with openings like a grating or trellis (Stearn 1973).
Created: 27 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024