Conferva tenax Roth, nom. illeg. 1806
Publication Details
Conferva tenax Roth, nom. illeg. 1806: 102
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.
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 Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2005). Two new species of Bryopsis (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) from the Sultanate of Oman, with a census of currently recognized species in the genus. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 24: 229-256, 9 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), holding fast, tough (opposite to fragilis) (Stearn 1983).
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 June 2012
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: see Wynne (2005: 247). - (18 June 2012) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 June 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2025
