Nitella intricata (Trentepohl ex Roth) C.Agardh 1824
Current name:
Sphaerochara intricata (Trentepohl ex Roth) Feist-Castel & N.Grambast
Red-cyan anaglyph- use glasses to view thallus in 3D. Collected by Juliet Hawkins, verified Nick Stewart. NE Suffolk, UK. - 20 May 2019. C.F.Carter(chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Nitella intricata (Trentepohl ex Roth) C.Agardh 1824: 125
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Request PDFPublication date: probably September 1824
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitella is Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphaerochara intricata (Trentepohl ex Roth) Feist-Castel & N.Grambast.
Source of Synonymy
Weyer, K. van de (2024). Sphaerochara intricata. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Schubert & al. 2024 Eds), pp. 957–966. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Basionym
Chara intricata Trentepohl ex Roth
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Oldenburg: near Westerstede; (INA 1996) Type: Trentepohl; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), entangled (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 December 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
