Conferva youngiana Dillwyn 1809
Publication Details
Conferva youngiana Dillwyn 1809: pl. 102 A, B (as 'youngana')
Published in: Dillwyn, L.W. (1809). British Confervae; or colored figures and descriptions of the British plants referred by botanists to the genus Conferva. pp. 1-87, 1-6 (Index and Errata), pls. 69, 100-109, A-G (with text). London: W. Phillips.
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 Urospora penicilliformis (Roth) Areschoug.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "On the lime-stone rocks near Dunraven Castle, Glamorganshire [Wales] W.W. Young. - On the piles of the jetty at Great Yarmouth, and Comer, Norfolk [England], W.J. Hooker, Esq."; (Dillwyn 1809: pl. 102)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
