Conferva radicans Dillwyn 1809

Publication Details
Conferva radicans Dillwyn 1809: 57, suppl. pl. C

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 Protohalopteris radicans (Dillwyn) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.

Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Kawai, H. (2010). A revised classification of the Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) inferred from a psbC and rbcL based phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 45(3): 308-326.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Bantry Bay, Ireland; (Prud'homme van Reine 1982: 62) Lectotype: Miss Ellen Hutchins; BM-K; 142.832 (Prud'homme van Reine 1982: 62) Notes: Leg. W. Borrer, Jr. (Draisma et al. 2010).

Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), rooting, putting forth aerial roots (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 November 2011

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024

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