Conferva coliformis Montagne 1842
Current name:
Chaetomorpha coliformis (Montagne) Kützing
Torquay, Victoria, Australia; scale 2 mm - 23 April 2019. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Conferva coliformis Montagne 1842: 16
Published in: Montagne, [J.F.] C. (1842). Prodromus generum specierumque phycearum novarum, in itinere ad polum antarcticum...ab illustri Dumont d'Urville peracto collectarum, notis diagnosticis tantum huc evulgatarum, descriptionibus verò fusioribus nec non iconibus analyticis iam iamque illustrandarum. pp. [1-]16. Parisiis [Paris]: apud Gide, editorem.
Publication date: Before 10 Sept 1842
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 coliformis (Montagne) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Type Information
Type locality: "lns. Toud; d'Urville." ; (Montagne 1842: 16) Holotype: PC; (Womersley 1984: 172) Notes: Womersley (1984: 172) for further details regarding this type locality: said to be Toud Island (Warrior Islet, Torres Strait, Australia), but probably near Hobart, Tasmania.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024