Conferva flavescens Roth 1798
Publication Details
Conferva flavescens Roth 1798: 48
Published in: Roth, A.G. (1798). Novae plantarum species. Archiv für die Botanik, Leipzig 1: 37-52.
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 Cladophora fracta (O.F.Müller ex Vahl) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
John, D.M. (2002). Order Cladophorales (=Siphonocladales). In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 468-470. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), yellowing; becoming yellow.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 28 March 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 12 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
