Conferva sericea var. elongata C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Conferva sericea var. elongata C.Agardh 1824: 114
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
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
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
Lectotype locality: Dalarö, Baltic Coast; (Hoek 1963: 200) Lectotype: Agardh (LD); 7681 (Hoek 1963: 200)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sericeous, silky with long straight close-pressed glossy hairs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 June 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 10 July 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 November 2024
