Chara vulgaris f. contraria (A.Braun ex Kützing) R.D.Wood 1962

Chara contraria A.Braun ex Kützing

Current name: Chara contraria A.Braun ex Kützing
Houghton Regis Chalk Pit (Marl Lakes) SSSI, Bedfordshire, UK. - 11 May 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Chara vulgaris f. contraria (A.Braun ex Kützing) R.D.Wood 1962: 8

Published in: Wood, R.D. (1962). New combinations and taxa in the revision of Characeae. Taxon 11: 7-25.

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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 contraria A.Braun ex Kützing.

Basionym
Chara contraria A.Braun ex Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: "Bei Carlsruhe" [Germany]; (Kützing 1845: 258) Lectotype: A.Braun; 1839; L; 00546 (Wood & Imahori 1965: 93) Notes: Lectotype April 9. 1958. R.D.Wood

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 02 July 2007 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 24 April 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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