Conferva hutchinsiae Dillwyn 1809

Publication Details
Conferva hutchinsiae Dillwyn 1809: pl. 109 A, B

Published in: Dillwyn, L.W. (1809). British Confervae; or colored figures and descriptions of the British plants referred by botanists to the genus Conferva. pp. 1-87, 1-6 (Index and Errata), pls. 69, 100-109, A-G (with text). London: W. Phillips.

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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 hutchinsiae (Dillwyn) 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: "In Bantry Bay, not rare." [Bantry Bay, Co. Cork, Ireland]; (Dillwyn 1809: pl. 109) Holotype: Ellen Hutchins; BM-K; 3551/60, n. 7, 8, 9 (Hoek 1963: 60) Notes: An isotype is in herb. Agardh (LD), n. 9325 (Van den Hoek 1963: 60).

Eponomy
Named for Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815), Irish botanist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 May 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 September 2024

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