Conferva pusilla Rabenhorst, nom. illeg. 1846
Publication Details
Conferva pusilla Rabenhorst, nom. illeg. 1846: 114
Published in: Rabenhorst, G.L. (1846 '1847'). Deutschlands Kryptogamen-Flora oder Handbuch zur Bestimmung der kryptogamischen Gewächse Deutschlands, der Schweiz, des Lombardisch-Venetianischen Königreichs und Istriens. Zweiter Band. Zweite Abteilung: Algen. pp. [ii]-xix, [xx, err.], [1]-200, [201]-216, index. Leipzig: Verlag von Eduard Kummer.
Request PDFPublication date: Oct-Nov 1846
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 Aegagropila brownii (Dillwyn) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Hoek, C. van den (1963). Revision of the European species of Cladophora. pp. [i]-vii, [1]-248, 1 fig., 18 maps, + 55 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Type Information
Type locality: Lago Maggiore [Italy/Switzerland]; (Hoek 1963: 51) Isotype: Rabenhorst; 166 (L) (Hoek 1963: 51)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 26 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
