Chara curta Nolte ex Kützing 1857
Current name:
Chara curta Nolte ex Kützing
Red-cyan anaglyph of decalcified cortex showing spine cells. Collected by Nick Stewart, Edenderry, Co. Offaly, Ireland - 31 December 2018. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at' 6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Chara curta Nolte ex Kützing 1857: 22, pl. 53: fig. I
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1857). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VII pp. i-ii, 1-40, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chara is Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Plants 2-40 cm long, moderately to strongly encrusted. Cortex is triplostichous, tylacanthous. Spine cells in clusters 1-6, in pair or bunches of 3-4, as long as or much longer than the axe diameter, very dense and the plants get a spiny look. Branchlets short, shorter than the internodes
Habitat
Brackish-water and freshwater. Chara-lakes.
Key Characteristics
Similar to Chara aspera but spine-cells 2-5 together.
Similar Species
Chara aspera
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 December 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 December 2024
