Definition
A genus of green algae, typically found in freshwater and characterized by unbranched filaments.
Etymology
From Latin conferva (scum, pond weed). The term was applied to these algae by early taxonomists who observed their appearance in water.
Kelly Says
Conferva was one of the first microscopic organisms studied—when early naturalists saw it magnified, it seemed almost alien, and the name stuck for centuries.
Translations
ARالعربية
كوندوفا
kon-do-fah
BNবাংলা
কনফারভা
kon-fa-r-bha
CACatalà
conferva
kon-fer-va
CSČeština
conferva
kon-fer-va
DADansk
conferva
kon-fer-vah
DEDeutsch
Konferva
kon-fer-vah
ELΕλληνικά
κονφερίβα
kon-fe-ree-va
ESEspañol
conferva
kon-fer-vah
FAفارسی
کنفروا
kon-fer-vah
FISuomi
conferva
kon-fer-va
FRFrançais
conferve
kon-ferv
HAHA
conferva
kon-fer-vah
HEעברית
קונפירבה
kon-fe-re-va
HIहिन्दी
कॉनफर्वा
kon-fer-va
HUMagyar
conferva
kon-fer-vah
IDBahasa Indonesia
conferva
kon-fer-vah
IGIG
conferva
kon-fer-vah
ITItaliano
conferva
kon-fer-vah
KKKK
конференва
kon-fer-nvah
KMKM
កន្ផារវា
kon-khea-va
MSBahasa Melayu
conferva
kon-fer-vah
MYမြန်မာ
ကွန်ဖာဗား
kun-pha-ba
NLNederlands
conferva
kon-fer-vah
NONorsk
conferva
kon-fer-vah
PAPA
ਕੌਂਫਰਵਾ
kau-n-fer-va
PLPolski
conferva
kon-fer-vah
PTPortuguês
conferva
kon-fer-vah
RORomână
conferva
kon-fer-vah
RUРусский
конференва
kon-fer-nvah
SVSvenska
conferva
kon-fer-vah
SWKiswahili
conferva
kon-fer-vah
TAதமிழ்
கான்ஃபர்வா
kaan-fer-vaa
TEతెలుగు
కన్ఫర్వా
kon-fer-vaa
THไทย
คอนเฟอร์วา
kon-fer-wah
TLTL
conferva
kon-fer-vah
TRTürkçe
conferva
kon-fer-vah
UKУкраїнська
конференва
kon-fer-nvah
URاردو
کنفروا
kon-fer-vah
VITiếng Việt
conferva
kon-fer-va
YOYO
conferva
kon-fer-vah
ZUZU
conferva
kon-fer-vah