Conferva mirabilis C.Agardh 1820

Publication Details
Conferva mirabilis C.Agardh 1820: pl. IX

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820). Icones algarum ineditae. Vol. Fasc. 1 pp. 4, pls I-X. Lundae [Lund]: ex Officina Berlingiana, sumtibus auctoris.

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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 Lychaete mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2017). The reinstatement of Lychaete J.Agardh (Ulvophyceae, Cladophoraceae). Notulae Algarum 31: 1-4, 1 fig.

Type Information
Type locality: South Africa: Cape of Good Hope; (INA 1996) Type: Chamisso; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 August 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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