Conferva aerea Dillwyn 1806

Publication Details
Conferva aerea Dillwyn 1806: pl. 80 A-C

Published in: Dillwyn, L.W. (1806). British Confervae; or colored figures and descriptions of the British plants referred by botanists to the genus Conferva. pp. pls 57-68, 70-81 (with text). London: W. Phillips.

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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 Chaetomorpha aerea (Dillwyn) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Mystikou, A., Aseni, A.O., DeClerck, O., Müller, D.G., Peters, A.F., Tsiamis, K., Fletcher, K.I., Westermeier, R., Brickle, P., van West, P. & Küpper, F.C. (2016). New records and observations of macroalgae and associated pathogens from the Falkland Islands, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Botanica Marina 59(2-3): 105-121.

Type Information
Syntype localities: On Stones in the Sea at Cromer [Norfolk, England], D. Turner. At the entrance of Laugharne Harbor; at Ifmael's Ferry, and other parts of the Carmarthenshire Coast, W. W. Young. About Swansea.[Wales]; (Dillwyn 1806: pl. 80) Lectotype? [Cromer, Norfolk]: Dawson Turner; BM-K; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 55)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 June 2023

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Taxonomic notes
According to Burrows (1991) this species is a synonym of Chaetomorpha linum (O. F. Müller ) Kützing. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
INA cites Chaetomorpha linum f. aerea (Dillwyn) Collins 1918. - (17 October 2016) - G.M. Guiry
According to Mystikou et al. (2016: 116), C. aerea has been treated as a synonym of Chaetomorpha linum by several authors (Burrows. 1991; John et al., 2003), but their actual relationship remains uncertain. They note that the genus requires taxonomic re-investigation and they tentatively attribute their specimen to C. aerea intil molecular investigations clarify its identity. - (17 October 2016) - G.M. Guiry

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025

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