Chara hispida var. baltica Hartman 1820

Current name: Chara baltica (Hartman) Bruzelius
North Uist, Scotland. - 26 June 2016. C.F.Carter (chris.carter at 6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Chara hispida var. baltica Hartman 1820: 376

Published in: Hartman, C.J. (1820). Handbok i Skandinaviens flora, innefattande sveriges och norriges vexter, till och med mossorna: Med inledning, af handlande grunderna for botanikens studium, samt tvanne plancher. pp. 1-32, i- lxiii, 1-488, 12 leaves : ill.,, 2 folded pl.. Stockholm: Z. Haeggstrom.

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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 Chara baltica (Hartman) Bruzelius.

Source of Synonymy
Bruzelius, A. (1824). Observationes in genus Charae, quae venia ampliss. Ord. Philos. Lund, respondente Eberhard Liljevalch. [Dissertation]. pp. [1]-24. Londini Gothorum: Ex Officina Berlingiana.

Type Information
Type locality: Böda, Sweden; (Hartman 1820: 376) Lectotype (Böda harbour; designated by Wood, 1965: 150): Dr. Christ. Stenhammer ; 10/1816 ; S; Artdatabanken 90,308 (Wood & Imahori 1965: 150)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), hispid, covered with coarse rigid erect hairs or bristles harsh to the touch [or seeming so] (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 January 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025