Conferva mucosa Mertens
Current name:
Hyalotheca mucosa Ralfs
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 400x, DIC - 04 October 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Conferva mucosa Mertens
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 Conferva mucosa Dillwyn.
Source of Synonymy
Brook, A.J. & Johnson, L.R. (2002). Order Zygnematales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 479-593. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 10 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 11 June 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
David John in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
