Chara squamosa Desfontaines 1799
Publication Details
Chara squamosa Desfontaines 1799: 331
Published in: Desfontaines, R. (1799). Flora atlantica, sive historia plantarum, quae in Atlante, agro Tunetano et Algeriensi crescunt. Tomus secundus. pp. 161-458, pls 181-261. Parisiis [Paris]: L.G. Desgranges.
Request PDFType 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 gymnophylla (A.Braun) A.Braun.
Type Information
Type locality: in rivulis Cafsae; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: 'wohl Kâf (Kêf) in Tunis' fide Braun, 1868: 909 (INA).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 December 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
