Sphaerochara prolifera (A.Braun) Soulié-Märsche 1989

Publication Details
Sphaerochara prolifera (A.Braun) Soulié-Märsche 1989: 172, pl. 17: fig. 2

Published in: 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.

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Publication date: 1989

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphaerochara is Sphaerochara hirmeri (Rásky) Mädler.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Chara prolifera Ziz ex A.Braun

Type Information
Type locality: "Moguntiae" [Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, German]; (Braun 1834: 352) Neoptype (Ramsey Huntingdonshire, England; designated by Wood in Wood & Imahori 1964: 744): A. Fryer and H. G[roves]; July 12, 1894; NY; (Wood & Imahori 1965: 744)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 18 December 2024 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 March 2025

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Nomenclatural note
Name also proposed by van de Weye (2024: 967, figs 73.1%u201373.4). - (18 March 2025) - M.D. Guiry

Distributional note
"According to Corillion (1957) and Korsch (2018), Sphaerochara prolifera is known from Asia, Europe, and both North and South America. Sphaerochara prolifera has been recorded from many countries in Europe, but there are no records from most countries in Northern Europe." (van de Weyer 2024). - (22 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry

Conservational note
"Sphaerochara prolifera is a pioneer species of open habitats in ditches and pools. For the germination of this annual species it is important that there is little or no competition with other water plants. In deeper lakes the populations of this species seem to be more stable especially in the deeper parts where there is an incomplete cover of vegetation. Sphaerochara prolifera is listed in many different Red Lists/Red Data Books: the Balkans (EN), Czech Republic (VS), Germany (EN), Poland (CR), Ukraine (VU), Lithuania (EN), Netherlands (VU), Iberia (CR), Ireland (EN) and Britain (VU). It is Extinct in Upper Austria. It also disappeared in Belgium. (van de Weyer 2024). - (22 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry

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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 12 April 2025

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