Sphaerochara hirmeri (Rásky) Mädler 1952
Publication Details
Sphaerochara hirmeri (Rásky) Mädler 1952: 6
Published in: Mädler, K. (1952). Charophyten aus dem Nordwestdeutschen Kimmeridge. Geologisches Jahrbuch Hessen 67: 1-46, 8 figures, 2 plates.
Publication date: August 1952
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sphaerochara.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphaerochara prolifera (A.Braun) Soulié-Märsche.
Source of Synonymy
Soulié-Märsche, I. (1989). Étude comparée de gyrogonites de charophytes actuelles et fossiles et phylogénie des genres actuels. Thèse d'État. pp. [1]–237, 47 figures, 12 tables, 45 plates. Millau: Imprimerie des Tilleuls.
Basionym
Chara hirmeri Rásky
Type Information
Type locality: Hungary (Pusztavám, Komitat Fejér) [Lower layer of U. Oligocene bore 270 m deep; (INA 1996)
Fossil
Described as a fossil, but extant.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 November 2017 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 March 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025