Chara prolifera Ziz ex A.Braun 1834

Publication Details
Chara prolifera Ziz ex A.Braun 1834: 352

Published in: Braun, A. (1834). Esquisse monographique du genre Chara. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série II, Partie Botanique 1: 349-357.

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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 Sphaerochara prolifera (A.Braun) Soulié-Märsche.

Source of Synonymy
van de Weyer, K. (2024). Sphaerochara prolifera. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Schubert & al. 2024 Eds), pp. 967–976. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Type Information
Type locality: "Moguntiae" [Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, German]; (Braun 1834: 352) Neoptype (Ramsey Huntingdonshire, England; designated by Wood in Wood & Imahori 1964: 744): A. Fryer and H. G[roves]; July 12, 1894; NY; (Wood & Imahori 1965: 744)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater 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 12 April 2025

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