Conferva ciliata J.Ellis 1768
Current name:
Ceramium ciliatum (J.Ellis) Ducluzeau
microscope, North of Galicia, Spain, 2005Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Conferva ciliata J.Ellis 1768: 425, pl. 18, figs H, h
Published in: Ellis, J. (1768). Extract of a letter from John Ellis, Esquire, F.R.S. to Dr. Linnaeus of Upsala, F.R.S. on the animal nature of the genus of zoophytes, called Corallina. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 57: 404-425, pls XVII, XVIII.
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 Ceramium ciliatum (J.Ellis) Ducluzeau.
Type Information
Type locality: Sussex, England; (INA 1996) Type: Ellis and Ehret; 1754; (INA 1996) Notes: Maggs & Hommersand (1993: 47) give the following data: Lectotype: Ellis (1768), pl. 18, fig. H; unlocalized (?England).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ciliate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
