Conferva interrupta Smith 1808

Publication Details
Conferva interrupta Smith 1808: pl. 1838

Published in: Smith, J.E. (1808). English botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth. To which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 26 pp. pls. 1801-1872. London: printed for the author by J. Davis.

Publication date: April, 1808

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 Seirospora interrupta (Smith) F.Schmitz.

Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. (1893). Die Gattung Microthamnion J. Ag. (=Seirospora Harv.). Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 11: 273-286.

Type Information
Type locality: Brighton; Lectotype: Borrer; 28.vii.1807; BM-K; Syntypes; BM-K; LD 18029 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 119)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), interrupted, not continued (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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