Conferva pedicellata Smith 1808

Publication Details
Conferva pedicellata Smith 1808: pl. 1817

Published in: Smith, J.E. (1808). English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. To which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 26 pp. pls. 1801-1872. London: printed for the author by J. Davis.

Publication date: April, 1808

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 Monosporus pedicellatus (Smith) Solier.

Source of Synonymy
Castagne, L. (1845). Catalogue des plantes qui croissent naturellement aux environs de Marseille. pp. [1]-263, pls I-VII, uncoloured lithographs. Aix: Imprimerie de Nicot et Pardigon, Pont-Moreau.

Type Information
Type locality: Brighton, Sussex; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 190) ‘Possible type’: Borrer; undated; BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 190) Notes: [possible type].

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), provided with a pedicel, pedicelled (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 February 1999 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 21 November 2024

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