Chara interrupta Ruprecht 1845
Publication Details
Chara interrupta Ruprecht 1845: 11
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. Dshilantschik (Exped. Schrenk)" [Karagandy Oblast, Kazakhstan]; (Ruprecht 1845: 11) Lectotype ([Kazakhstan, Karagandy Oblast], Dshilantschik [River]; designated by Romanov 2021: 2): Schrenk; 25 Jul[i] [18]42; LE; A0000413 (Romanov 2021: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), interrupted, not continued (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 21 January 2014 by G.M. Guiry.
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
