Conferva scutulata Smith 1812

Publication Details
Conferva scutulata Smith 1812: pl. 2311

Published in: Smith, J.E. (1812). 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. XXXIII [33], pls 2305-2376. 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 Elachista scutulata (Smith) Areschoug.

Source of Synonymy
Areschoug, J.E. (1843). Algarum (phycearum) minus rite cognitarum pugillus secundus. Linnaea 17: 257-269, pl. IX.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), diamond or lozenge-shaped (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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