Chara papulosa Wallroth 1833

Current name: Lamprothamnium papulosum (Wallroth) J.Groves
Bulbils. North Uist, Scotland. - 26 June 2016. C.F.Carter (chris.carter at 6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Chara papulosa Wallroth 1833: 107

Published in: Wallroth, F.G. (1833). Flora cryptogamica germaniae Pars posterior, continens algas et fungos. pp. [i]-lvi, 1-923. Norimbergae [Nüremberg]: sumptibus J.L. Schragii [J.L. Schrag].

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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 Lamprothamnium papulosum (Wallroth) J.Groves.

Source of Synonymy
Groves, J. (1916). On the name Lamprothamnus Braun. Journal of Botany, London 54: 336-337.

Type Information
Neotype locality: "...in den Bruchten des Großen Belt, bei Glonö [typogr. error for Glanœ] in Seeland" [Denmark]; (Wood & Imahori 1965: 107) Neotype [designated by Wood in Wood & Imahori 1965: 354]: P. Nielsen; Sept. 8, 1869; NY; Braun, Rabenhorst & Stizenberger, Characeen Eur. 81 (Wood & Imahori 1965: 107) Notes: Original type locality: "Type locality: Inter Charam nidificam e mari septentrion. ejectam equidem stirpem..." [Germany] (Wallroth 1833: 107). Isoneotypes in L, etc.

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 12 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2025

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Nomenclatural note
"%u2013 Chara nidifica Bang. pr. pr." [pro parte] - (16 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025