Conferva torulosa Roth 1797
Publication Details
Conferva torulosa Roth 1797: 200
Published in: Roth, A.W. (1797). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Fasc. 1. pp. [i]-viii, [1]-244 [1-2, index, pls], 8 pls. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolo I.G. Mülleriano.
Request PDFType 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 Paralemanea torulosa (Roth) Sheath & A.R.Sherwood.
Source of Synonymy
Sheath, R.G. & Sherwood, A.R. (2002). Phylum Rhodophyta (Red Algae). In: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 123-143. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: "Prope Elbingrode in Hercynia legit amicus aestumatissimis Celeb. Person" [Elbingrode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]; (Roth 1797: 234) Notes: C.P. Person? "Hercynia" is the Harz region of present-day Germany.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat cylindrical, with contractions or swellings at intervals along the length.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 12 July 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024
