Chara crinita Wallroth 1815

Publication Details
Chara crinita Wallroth 1815: 190, pl. III [3]

Published in: Wallroth, K.F.G. (1815). Annus botanicus, sive supplementum tertium ad Curti Sprengelii floram halensem. pp. [i]-xxx, [1]-194, pls I-VI. Halae [Halle]: sumptibus Car. Aug. Kümmelii.

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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 canescens Loiseleur.

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.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: "In stagno Koelmensi pone Halam. cop[iose]" [near Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]; (Wallroth 1815: 190) Lectotype (designated by Romanov 2022: 3): Wallroth; sine die; LE; A0001536 (Romanov 2022: 3)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having tufts of long weak hairs (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 29 June 2007 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 21 January 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 November 2024

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