Chara subspinosa Ruprecht 1846
Current name:
Chara subspinosa Ruprecht
Double opposed spine cells. Lunan Lakes Scotland. - 01 August 2008. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Chara subspinosa Ruprecht 1846: 225
Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1846). Symbolae ad historiam et geographiam plantarum Rossicarum. pp. [1]-242, 6 pls. Petropoli [St Petersburg]: typis et impensis academinae imperialis scientiarum.
Publication date: Nov. 1846
Type 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.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "in lacubus horti Imp. Gatschinae et Tsarskoe Selo copiosissima etiam in sicco ramulos offert spinosos et juniores tantum collapsos. Ab Chara vulgari omni aetate distinctissima et dubito, transitus in illam dari." [Russia]; (Ruprecht 1846: 225) Lectotype: R[uprecht]; 3 Aug. 1846; LE; (Arbeitsgruppe Armleuchteralgen Deutschland 2015: 345) Notes: Lectotypus (hic designatus per T. Gregor, H. Schub., Blindow & K. Weyer): Ex herbario florae ingricae; in lacu horti Imp. Gatschinae / 3. Aug. 1846 / R[uprecht] (LE).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 March 2018 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024