Chara obtusa Desvaux 1810

Publication Details
Chara obtusa Desvaux 1810: 136

Published in: Loiseleur Deslongschamps, J.L.A. (1810). Notice sur les plantes à ajouter à la flore de France (Flora Gallica) avec quelques corrections et observations. pp. [i–ii]. 1-172, 21 pls. Paris: Imprimerie de J.B. Sajou, rue del la Harpe, no. 11.

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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 Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J.Groves.

Source of Synonymy
Groves, J. (1919). Notes on Lychnothamnus Braun. Journal of Botany, London 57: 125-129.

Type Information
Type locality: "Ce Chara à été recueilli par M. Thuillier, dans les eaux stagnantes, aux environs de Paris; et par M. Desvaux, dans le Poitou." [Poiteau was a province of west-central France, capital Poitiers]; (Loiseleur Deslongschamps 1810: 137) Lectotype (Gallia; designated by Wood in Wood & Imahori 1965: 353): Desvaux?; No date; PC; (Wood & Imahori 1965: 353)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 14 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 January 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025

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