Conferva hieroglyphica C.Agardh 1827
Current name:
Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum (C.Agardh) Kützing
Prox. Collected by Melinda Lyons. In tufa deposits, Spanish Point, Co Clare, Ireland - 24 April 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter at 6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Conferva hieroglyphica C.Agardh 1827: 636
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1827). Aufzählung einiger in den östreichischen Ländern gefundenen neuen Gattungen und Arten von Algen, nebst ihrer Diagnostik und beigefügten Bemerkungen. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung, Regensburg 10(no. 40 of the second volume): 625-640.
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 Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Type Information
Type locality: Carlsbad in udis speluncis rupium [Czech Republic]; (Agardh 1827: 636)
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 June 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
