Conferva torulosa Zanardini, nom. illeg. 1843
Publication Details
Conferva torulosa Zanardini, nom. illeg. 1843: 61
Published in: Zanardini, G. (1843). Saggio di classificazione naturale delle Ficee del Dottore Giovanni Zanardini aggiunti nuovi studii sopra l'androsace degli antichi con tavola miniata ed enumerazione di tutte le specie scoperte e raccolte dall'autore in Dalmazia. pp. [1]-64, 2 folded tables, 1 col. pl. Venezia [Venice]: Dallo Stabilimento tipographico enciclopedico di Girolamo Tasso.
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 Chaetomorpha linum (O.F.Müller) 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
Type locality: Brevilacqua (Privlaka, N. of Nin), Croatia; (Silva & al. 1996: 762) Type: Sandri; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat cylindrical, with contractions or swellings at intervals along the length.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 2001 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 08 August 2019
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Nomenclatural note
Minimal description: "È affine alla C melagonium, Web. et Mor., dalla quale però si distingue per la varia lunghezza degli articoli e soprattutto per la minore rigidezza dei fili di colore verde pallido. Fu raccolta dal Sandri che la di chiara comune presso Brevilacqua.." [It is similar to C melagonium, Web et Mor., But it is distinguished by the wide length of the articles and, above all, the lower rigidity of pale green wires. It was collected by the Sandri which is common in Brevilacqua.]. Illegitimate: not Conferva torulosa Roth, 1797. - (16 November 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Garbary (1987: 217) lists this as the basionym of Chantransia torulosa. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
