Chara aspera var. lacustris H.Groves & J.Groves 1880
Publication Details
Chara aspera var. lacustris H.Groves & J.Groves 1880: 129, fig. 4a
Published in: Groves, H. & Groves, J. (1880). A review of the British Characeae. Journal of Botany 18: 97-103, 129-135, 161-167, 207-210.
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 aspera Willdenow.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), rough, uneven, harsh, rugged.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Stem very short, stout, internodes short, branchlets short, stout, strongly incurved. Spine-cells short, thick, obtuse.
Habitat
Growing in dense tufts, much resembling tha var. annulata of C. virgata.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 January 2011
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Distributional note
After Groves & Bullock-Webster 1924: Abundant in Lough Neagh, from whence it was originally described, and in Lough Beg. Somewhat similar forms, not so extrame, have been found in several other Irish lakes. - (29 December 2009)
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
