Conferva crassa C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Conferva crassa C.Agardh 1824: 99
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
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 Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Sfriso, A., Wolf, M.A., Moro, I., Sfriso, A.A., Buosi, A. & Verlaque, M. (2018). Rediscovery of a forgotten Mediterranean Chaetomorpha species in the Venice Lagoon (North Adriatic Sea): Chaetomorpha stricta Schiffner (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta). Cryptogamie Algologie 39(3): 293-312.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "In Salinis ad Tergestum, Ad Venetiam. Ad Angliam." [Trieste and Venice; England]; (Agardh 1824: 99) Notes: A lectotype does not seem to have been selected.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), thick (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 September 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Agardh (1824: 99) cited "Conf. linum, Wulf. sec. Ruch", "Conf. capillaris, Dilw. t. 9" and "Conf. filiformis, Scop. ?" in synonymy. These seem to be "sensus" but it is not entirely clear. - (20 February 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
