Protochara australis Womersley & Ophel 1947
Publication Details
Protochara australis Womersley & Ophel 1947: 316
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S & Ophel, I.L. (1947). Protochara, a new genus of Characeae from Western Australia. Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Australia 71: 311-317, 2 figures.
Publication date: 1947
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Protochara.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chara protocharoides Casanova & Karol.
Source of Synonymy
Casanova, M.T. & Karol, K.G. (2014). A revision of Chara sect. Protochara, comb. et stat. nov. (Characeae: Charophyceae). Australian Systematic Botany 27: 23-37, 7 figures.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
