Chara nivea Kützing 1857
Publication Details
Chara nivea Kützing 1857: 22, pl. 53: fig. III (as 'Steudel herb.')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1857). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VII pp. i-ii, 1-40, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chara is Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cap: Ecklon. Zeyher" [Cape of Good Hope?]; (Kützing 1857: 22)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), snow-white.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 November 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 October 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
