Conferva longissima Desfontaines 1798
Publication Details
Conferva longissima Desfontaines 1798: 108
Published in: Desfontaines, R. (1799). Flora atlantica, sive historia plantarum, quae in Atlante, agro Tunetano et Algeriensi crescunt. Tomus secundus. pp. 161-458, pls 181-261. Parisiis [Paris]: L.G. Desgranges.
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 glomerata (Linnaeus) 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: North Africa; (Hoek 1963: 163) Type: Agardh (LD); 8360 (Hoek 1963: 163)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very long (Stearn 1983).
Created: 28 May 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 02 September 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
