Conferva chalybea Roth 1806
Publication Details
Conferva chalybea Roth 1806: 286, pl. VII [8]: fig. 2
Published in: Roth, A.G. [=A.W.] (1806). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Fasciculus tertius cum tabulis aenaeis XII. pp. [i-viii], [1]-350, [1-2, index pi.], [1-6, index] [1, err.], pls I-XII. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolio Io. Fr. Gleditschiano.
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 Audouinella chalybea (Roth) Bory.
Type Information
Type locality: "In aquaeductu Molae inferioris prope Leesum Ducatus Bremensis invenit Novembri mense amicus, suavissimus Mertens." ; (Roth 1806: 286)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Having the colour of (tempered) steel.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 October 2001 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 07 May 2024