Chara vulgaris var. crassicaulis (A.Braun) Kützing, nom. inval. 1849
Publication Details
Chara vulgaris var. crassicaulis (A.Braun) Kützing, nom. inval. 1849: 523
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 vulgaris Linnaeus.
Source of Synonymy
Muller, S, D., Rhazi, L. & Soulie-Märsche, I. (2017). Diversity and distribution of Characeae in the Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia). Crytogamie Algologie 38(3): 201-251.
Type Information
Type: J.C. Schleicher; LAU; (Ahmadi & al. 2012: 369)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 June 2007 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 15 January 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Chara vulgaris var. crassicaulis Schleicher, 1821: 13 is invalid (name only). - (21 January 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025
