Conferva fibrillosa Dillwyn, nom. illeg. 1809
Publication Details
Conferva fibrillosa Dillwyn, nom. illeg. 1809: 86, pl. G
Published in: Dillwyn, L.W. (1809). British Confervae; or colored figures and descriptions of the British plants referred by botanists to the genus Conferva. pp. 1-87, 1-6 (Index and Errata), pls. 69, 100-109, A-G (with text). London: W. Phillips.
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 Leptosiphonia fibrillosa (C.Agardh) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Savoie, A.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2018 '2019'). A molecular assessment of species diversity and generic boundaries in the red algal tribes Polysiphonieae and Streblocladieae (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in Canada. European Journal of Phycology 54(1): 1-25.
Type Information
Type locality: Brighton, Sussex; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 333) Lectotype (Kapraun & Rueness, 1983, fig. 60): Borrer; July 1807; BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 333) Notes: Syntypes (see INA). Probable syntypes: LD 40372 (Maggs & Hommersand, 1993: 333).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
