Conferva glaucescens A.W.Griffiths ex Harvey 1841
Publication Details
Conferva glaucescens A.W.Griffiths ex Harvey 1841: 139
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1841). A manual of the British algae: containing generic and specific descriptions of the known British species of sea-weeds and of Confervae both marine and fresh-water. pp. [i-v]-lvii, [1]-229. London: John Van Voorst.
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 Cladophora sericea (Hudson) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Type Information
Isotype: L; Wyatt, Alg. Danm., n. 195 (Hoek 1963: 77) Notes: Van den Hoek (1963: 77) notes one plant belongs to Cl. sericea, the other one to Cl. albida.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), glaucescens, becoming glaucous (Stearn 1983).
Created: 29 April 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 22 July 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
