Chara condensata Ruprecht 1845
Publication Details
Chara condensata Ruprecht 1845: 10
Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1845). Distributio cryptogamarum vascularium in Imperio Rossico. Beiträge der Pflanzenkunde des Russischen Reiches. Dritte Liefrung. pp. 1-56. Petropoli [St Petersburg]: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissensehaften.
Request PDFPublication date: Juli 1845
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 Nitella hyalina (De Candolle) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Nat, E. & Becker, R. (2024). Nitella hyalina. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Becker & al. 2024 Eds), pp. 841–853. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Type Information
Type locality: "Songaria ad fluv. Naryn (Hb. Acad.)"; (Ruprecht 1845: 10) Lectotype ([Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan Region, formerly Dzhungaria] [near Narym]; designated by Romanov, 2021: 2): no collector; 18 August 1838; LE; A0000403 (Romanov 2021: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), crowded together.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 June 2010 by Anders Langangen.
Last updated: 21 January 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
