Chara hyalina De Candolle 1815
Publication Details
Chara hyalina De Candolle 1815: 247
Published in: De Candolle, A.P. (1815). Flore française, ou descriptions succinctes de toutes les plants qui croissent naturellement en France, disposées selon une nouvelle méthode d'analyse, et précédées par un exposé des principes élémentaires de la botanique. Vol. 5 pp. 10, 662. Paris: Desray, Libraire.
Request PDFType 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 Nitella hyalina (De Candolle) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Type Information
Syntype localities: aux environs de Lausanne; du Mans; de Nantes; (De Candolle 1815: 247) Lectotype: Hectot "Lac de grand lieu"; 1805; G-DC; (Wood & Imahori 1965: 660) Notes: Syntype, Lectotype [small bit in packet per R.D.Wood Sept. 14, 1956; ref. Wood 1965: 660 spec. g]: G, ex herbarium De Candolle. Lac de Grand Lieu [France, Nantes], Hecot, 1805 (Ahmadi et al., 2012: 384).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), glassy, hyaline, glassy-green.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 April 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024
