Chara capitata Nees 1818

Publication Details
Chara capitata Nees 1818: 80, pl. 8 (as 'Chara capitata mihi')

Published in: Nees von Esenbeck, C. G. (1818). Chara capitata. Eine neue Art von Armleuchter nebst Bemerkungen über die Fruchttheile der Gattung. Denkschriften der Königlich-Baierischen Botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 1(2): 64-83, 1 pl.

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Publication date: 1818

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 Nitella capillaris (Krocker) J.Groves & Bullock-Webster.

Source of Synonymy
Arbeitsgruppe Armleuchteralgen Deutschland (Becker, R., Blindow, I., Doege, A., Franke, T., Gregor, T., Hamann, U., Jäger, D., Jorda, C., Kabus, T., Korsch, H., Korte, E., Kusber, W.-H., Pätzold, Raabe, U., Schubert, H., Teppke, M., van der Weyer K., Wolff, P.) (2015 '2016'). Beschreibung der Characeen-Arten Deutschlands. In: Armleuchteralgen. Die Characeen Deutschlands. (Arbeitsgruppe Characeen Deutschlands Lehrstuhl für Ökologie der Universität Rostock Eds), pp. 209-572. Berlin & Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 December 2008 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 April 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024

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