Conferva mertensii Turner 1802
Publication Details
Conferva mertensii Turner 1802: pl. 999 (as 'mertensi')
Published in: Smith, J.E. (1802). English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. To which will be added, occasional remarks. / By James Edward Smith, M.D. F.R.S. member of the Imp. Acad. Naturae Curiosorum, the Academies of Stockholm, Upsal, Turin, Lisbon, Lund, Berlin, Philadelphia and the Nat. Hist. Societies of Paris and Moscow; President of the Linnaen Society. The figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. Vol. XIV [14] pp. [i], pls 937-1008. London: printed for the author by J. Davis.
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 Tilopteris mertensii (Turner) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Type Information
Type locality: Yarmouth [Norfolk, England]; (INA 1996) Type: Mr. Wigg; BM;
Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), named for Dr Mertens
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
