Chara contraria var. hispidula A.Braun 1847
Current name:
Chara contraria A.Braun ex Kützing
Pitsford Water SSSI, Northampton, UK. - 01 June 2011. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Chara contraria var. hispidula A.Braun 1847: 16
Published in: Braun, A. (1849). Uebersicht der Schweizerischen Characeen. Ein Beitrag zur Flora der Schweiz. Neue Denkschriften der Allgemeinen Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften. 10(3): 1-23.
Publication date: 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chara is Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chara contraria A.Braun ex Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Schneider, S.C., Rodrigues, A., Moe, T.F. & Ballot, A. (2015). DNA barcoding the genus Chara: molecular evidence recovers fewer taxa than the classical morphological approach. Journal of Phycology 51(2): 367-380.
Type Information
Type locality: Schweiz; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 December 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024