Nitella hyalina (De Candolle) C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Nitella hyalina (De Candolle) C.Agardh 1824: 126
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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Chara hyalina De Candolle
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 freshwatermarine species.
Description
The plants are up to 20 cm high. The axis is to 700 m in diameter. The species is
easy distinguishable from other species by the accessory branchlets which are
shorter than the other branchlets. The dactyls are 2-celled. The species is
monoecious. The gametangia are often enveloped in mucus. The oogonia are
solitary and up to 400 m long. The antheridia are about 400 m in diameter.
Habitat
Nitella hyalina is found in freshwater and slightly brackish water. In Finland
it is found in brackish water in the Gulf of Finland.
The species is annual. In Finland fructification takes place between July and October,
and collected plants are often richly fertile. Ripe, brown oospores are found from
September onwards.
Key Characteristics
Double row with branchlets
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024
