Conferva littoralis Forsskål, nom. illeg. 1775
Publication Details
Conferva littoralis Forsskål, nom. illeg. 1775: 188
Published in: Forsskål, P. (1775). Flora Aegyptiaca-Arabica sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabium delicem detexit illustravit Petrus Forskål. Prof. Haun. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. pp. [1]-32, [i]- xxxvi, ... [1]-219, [220, err.], map. Hauniæ [Copenhagen]: ex officina Mölleri.
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 Bonnemaisonia asparagoides (Woodward) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to the shore (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 October 2010 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
