Conferva torta Mertens 1822
Publication Details
Conferva torta Mertens 1822: fasc. 13, no. 6
Published in: Jürgens, G.H.B. (1822). Algae aquaticae quas, et in littora maris dynastium Javeranum et Frisiam orientalem alluentis rejectas, et in harum terrarum aquis habitantes, collegit et exsiccavit Georg Bernhard Jürgens, Jeveranus. Vol. Decades 11-16. Hanover: Mettcker, Jever & Hahn.
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 Ulva torta (Mertens) Trevisan.
Source of Synonymy
Trevisan, V.B.A. (1842). Osservazioni sul genere Bangia. In: Atti della Terza Riunione degli Scienziati italiani tenuta in Firenze nel settembre del 1841. (Ridolfi, C. Eds), pp. 478-481. Florence: Tipi della Galileiana.
Type Information
Type locality: Norderney, East Frisian Islands, Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 739) Lectotype: (Bliding 1963: fig. 17g) Notes: Bliding (1963, fig. 17g) illustrates the lectotype.
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), twisted (Stearn 1983).
Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
