Conferva stellina O.F.Müller 1788
Current name:
Zygnema stellinum (O.F.Müller) C.Agardh
Collected by Allan Pentecost, Yorkshire, UK. - 18 September 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com) C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Conferva stellina O.F.Müller 1788: 93, pl. 2: fig. 1
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1788). De Confervis palustribus oculo nudo invisibilibus. Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 3: 89-98, Plates 1, 2.
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 Zygnema stellinum (O.F.Müller) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.
Type Information
Pyrmonti;
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 June 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 June 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
