Taxonomic history
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Conferva fluviatilis in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 1165 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
Today: The current name for this species is Lemanea fluviatilis (L.) C. Agardh
original Latin diagnosis
Conferva filis simplicissimis setiformibus rectis: geniculis crassioribus angulatis.
English translation
Conferva with filaments very simple, bristle-like, [and] straight: with joints thicker [and] angled.
| Conferva | Conferva |
| with filaments | filis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun filum, -i |
| very simple, | simplicissimis - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex; modifies filis |
| bristle-like, | setiformibus - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective setiformis, -is, -e; modifies filis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| straight: | rectis - ablative plural neuter of perfect passive participle of third conjugation verb rego, regere, rexi, rectum; modifies filis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| with joints | geniculis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun geniculum, -i |
| thicker | crassioribus - ablative plural neuter of comparative degree of group A adjective crassus, -a, -um; modifies geniculis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| angled. | angulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um; modifies geniculis |