Chara sphagnoides Griffith 1849

Publication Details
Chara sphagnoides Griffith 1849: 278, pl. LXIII [63]

Published in: Griffith, W. (1849). Posthumous papers bequeathed to the honorable the East India company, and printed by order of the government of Bengal. Notulae ad plantas asiaticas [Vol. 4], Part II [2]. On the higher cryptogamous plants. Arranged by John M'Clelland, F.L.S., Surgeon, Bengal Service . pp. 257-628, i-vii. Calcutta: Printed by Mr. C.A. Serrao.

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Publication date: 1849

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 canescens Loiseleur.

Source of Synonymy
Schubert, H., Blindow, I., van de Weyer, K. & Langangen, A. (2024). Chara canescens. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Schubert & al. 2024 Eds), pp. 351–364. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Type Information
Type locality: "Has. Common in stagnant fresh water at Cabul. So much incrusted, that at first sight it resembles Sphagnum." [Kabul, Afghanistan]; (Griffith 1849: 278) Notes: Type is listed in Schubert & al. (2024: 351) as "Holotype (Griffith 1849): pl. 63."

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 09 October 2010 by Anders Langangen.

Last updated: 09 January 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025

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