Conferva fucicola Velley 1795
Current name:
Elachista fucicola (Velley) Areschoug
on Fucus guiryi, middle intertidal, Costa da Morte, Galicia, Spain, 2012Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Conferva fucicola Velley 1795: [13], pl. [4]: fig. 2
Published in: Velley, T. (1795). Coloured figures of marine plants, found on the southern coast of England; ilustrated with descriptions and observations: accompanied with a figure of the arabis stricta from St. Vincent’s rock, to which is prefixed an inquiry into the mode of propagation peculiar to sea plants. pp. 1-9, 1-8 (1-18), pls (1-5). Bath: Hazard.
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 Elachista fucicola (Velley) Areschoug.
Source of Synonymy
Areschoug, J.E. (1842). Algarum (phycearum) minus rite cognitarum pugillus primus. Linnaea 16: 225-236.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwelling, growing on Fucus (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024
