Prolifera rivularis (Linnaeus) Vaucher 1803
Publication Details
Prolifera rivularis (Linnaeus) Vaucher 1803: 129
Published in: Vaucher, J.-P. [É.] (1803). Histoire des conferves d'eau douce. Contenant leurs différens modes de reproduction, et la description de leurs principales espèces, suivie de l'histoire des trémelles et des ulves d'eau douce. pp. [i]-xv, [1]-285 [2], pls I-XVII plates. Genève [Geneva]: chez J.J. Paschoud, Libraire.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Prolifera.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladophora rivularis (Linnaeus) Kuntze.
Source of Synonymy
Hoek, C. van den (1963). Revision of the European species of Cladophora. pp. [i]-vii, [1]-248, 1 fig., 18 maps, + 55 pls. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
Basionym
Conferva rivularis Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Europe; (Silva & al. 1996: 779)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found growing beside brooks.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 May 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 21 January 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
