Chara congesta R.Brown 1810
Publication Details
Chara congesta R.Brown 1810: 346, no fig.
Published in: Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae novae hollandiae et insulae van-diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805 per oras utriusque insulae collegit et descripsit Robertus Brown; insertis passim aliis spciebus auctori hucusque congnitis, seu evulgatis, seu ineditis, praesertim Bansianis, in primo intinere navarchi Cook detectis. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, 145-590, Addenda. Londini [London]: Typis Richardi Taylor et socii [Richard Taylor].
Request PDFPublication date: 1810
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 congesta (R.Brown) A.Braun.
Type Information
Type locality: "M. D. T." [southern and tropical Australia; Tasmania]; (Brown 1810: 346) Lectotype (Lucky Bay, Western Australia; designated by whom?): BM; 000904640 (Casanova & Karol 2023: 331)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), congested.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
