Conferva tetrica Dillwyn 1806

Publication Details
Conferva tetrica Dillwyn 1806: pl. 81 A-C

Published in: Dillwyn, L.W. (1806). British Confervae; or colored figures and descriptions of the British plants referred by botanists to the genus Conferva. pp. pls 57-68, 70-81 (with text). London: W. Phillips.

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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 Callithamnion tetricum (Dillwyn) S.F.Gray.

Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.

Type Information
Type locality: "On Fuci and on Rocks in the Sea. Common about the Mumbles and in ether parts of the Peninsula of Gower."; (Dillwyn 1806: pl. 81) Lectotype (Dixon & Price 1981: 138): WELT; Herb. Silvanus P.Thompson A 4502 (Dixon & Price 1981: 138) Notes: Dixon & Price (1977: 138): "Type locality: 'Common about the Mumbles and in other parts of the Peninsula of Gower' (Dillwyn, 1806, pi. 81). Lectotype: WELT, Herb. Silvanus P. Thompson A 4502, Dillwyn, Swansea, 1806."

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), harsh (Newton 1931).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 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 21 November 2024

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