Chara contraria A.Braun ex Kützing 1845

Current name: Chara contraria A.Braun ex Kützing
Antheridium in transmitted light showing manubria within. Pitsford Water, Northampton, UK, in shallow water. - 08 October 2014. C.F. Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com

Publication Details
Chara contraria A.Braun ex Kützing 1845: 258

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.

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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
Type locality: "Bei Carlsruhe" [Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany]; (Kützing 1845: 258) Lectotype (designated by Wood in Wood & Imahori 1965: 93): A.Braun; 1839; L; 00546 (Wood & Imahori 1965: 93) Notes: Lectotype April 9. 1958. R.D.Wood

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Habitat
Normaly freshwater, but occationally in slightly brackish water.

Key Characteristics
Monoecious. Small to high (1m). Normally ncrusted. Cortex regular ly 2-corticate, tylacanthous.

Similar Species
Chara vulgaris

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 January 2025

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Distributional note
"C[hara] contraria is an extratropical cosmopolite, mainly occurring in the northern hemisphere but also in South America (Blindow et al., 2018), South-Africa and Australia (Korsch, 2018). It is common throughout Europe and occurs in America (Langangen, 2002), Asia (Dixit, 1935; Faridi, 1955; Hussain et al., 2003; Naz et al., 2011; Pal et al., 1962) and Australia (Naz et al., 2011). Chara contraria var. hispidula is known from Western and Central Europe." (Bernhardt & Gregor 2024). - (09 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry

Conservational note
"C[hara] contraria is common in Europe and generally not endangered (see Chap. 9)." (Bernhardt & Gregor 2024). - (09 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025