Conferva subulata Wulfen 1803
Publication Details
Conferva subulata Wulfen 1803: 12
Published in: Wulfen, F.X. (1803). Cryptogama aquatica. Archives de Botanique 3: 1-64, pl. 1.
Request PDFType 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 Ulva subulata (Wulfen) Naccari.
Source of Synonymy
Naccari, [F.] L. (1828). Flora veneta o descrizione delle piante che nascono nella provincia di Venezia disposta secondo il sistema Linneano e colla indicazione al metodo di Jussieu modificato dal De-Candolle arricchita di osservazioni medico-economiche di Fortunato Luigi Naccari. Vol. VI. pp. [1] 4-133, 3 figs in one pl.. Venezia [Venice]: Presso Leone Bonvecchiato Editore Libraio in Merceria a S. Bartolomeo.
Type Information
Type locality: "Tergesti ia rejectamentis, aliisque submarinis corporibus." [drift, Trieste, Italy]; (Wulfen 1803: 12)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), subulate, awl-shaped, i.e., tapering from a narrow or moderately broad base to a very fine point (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2025
