Conferva nidifica O.F.Müller 1778
Current name:
Tolypella nidifica (O.F.Müller) A.Braun
Lemkenhafen, Fehmarn, Germany, Baltic Sea, in 0.5-1.0 m depth - 12 July 2005. Dirk Schories (dirk.schories@gmx.de)
Publication Details
Conferva nidifica O.F.Müller 1778: 6, pl. 761
Published in: Müller, O.F. (1778). Flora danica. Vol. 5 (fasc. 13) pp. 8, pls 721-780. Havniae [Copenhagen].
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 Tolypella nidifica (O.F.Müller) A.Braun.
Source of Synonymy
Leonhardi, H. von (1864). De bisher bekannten Oesterreichischen Armleuchter-Gewächse besprochen vom morphogenetischen Standpuncte Naturforschern und Philosophen. Verhandlungen des naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn 2 (Abhlandungen): 122-223.
Type Information
Type locality: "inter Fioniam & Lalandiam in fundo ad littora" [Denmark]; (Müller 1778: 6) "Holotype" (Müller, 1777: pl. 761. 1777): (Lambert & Schubert 2024: 997)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 14 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025
