Conferva rigida C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824
Publication Details
Conferva rigida C.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1824: 97-98
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
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 Chaetomorpha linum (O.F.Müller) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Grån Island, Öresund, Sweden; Cádiz, Spain; (Silva & al. 1996: 765)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1983).
Created: 11 January 2001 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 17 June 2010
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Nomenclatural note
A later homonym of C. rigida Hudson 1762. - (17 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
