Conferva brodiei Dillwyn 1809

Publication Details
Conferva brodiei Dillwyn 1809: pl. 107 A-C (as 'brodiaei')

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.

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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 Leptosiphonia brodiei (Dillwyn) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.

Source of Synonymy
Savoie, A.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2018 '2019'). A molecular assessment of species diversity and generic boundaries in the red algal tribes Polysiphonieae and Streblocladieae (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in Canada. European Journal of Phycology 54(1): 1-25.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Rocks in the Sea. Near Forres ; James Brodie, Esq. Bantry Bay, Miss Hutchins. At Falmouth ; Mr. Turner. At Scaton, Devon, Mr. Griffiths. Sometimes thrown on the shore at Dover." ; (Dillwyn 1809: pl. 107) Lectotype [Bantry Bay, Co. Cork, Ireland]: Ellen Hutchins; 24.vi.1807; BM; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 314) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Womersley (1979: 497).

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 23 November 2024

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