Conferva arcta Dillwyn 1809
Current name:
Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain
Penzance, Cornwall; rock pool on stones - 02 April 2011. David Fenwick (davidfenwicksnr@googlemail.com)
Publication Details
Conferva arcta Dillwyn 1809: 67, suppl. pl. E
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.
Original description: 
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 Acrosiphonia arcta (Dillwyn) Gain.
Source of Synonymy
Gain, L. (1912). La flore algologique des régions antarctiques et subantarctiques. In: Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) commandée par le Dr Jean Charcot. Sciences Naturelles: Documents Scientifiques. (Joubin, L. Eds), pp. 1-218. Paris: Masson et Cie, Éditeurs 120 Bd Saint-Germain, Paris (VIe).
Type Information
Type locality: In the Sea, Bantry Bay [Co. Cork, Ireland]; (Dillwyn 1809: 67) Lectotype: Ellen Hutchins; NMW; (Jónsson 1991: 000)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), close, confined, tight (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 April 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024
