Characium vacuolatum K.W.Lee & H.C.Bold 1974

Publication Details
Characium vacuolatum K.W.Lee & H.C.Bold 1974: 32, figs 10, 20, 105-108

Published in: Lee, K.W. & Bold, H.C. (1974). Phycological Studies XII. Characium and some Characium-like algae. University of Texas Publications 7403: 1-127.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Characium is Characium sieboldii A.Braun.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chlamydopodium vacuolatum (K.W.Lee & H.C.Bold) Ettl & Komárek.

Source of Synonymy
Ettl, H. & Komárek, J. (1982). Was versteht man unter dem Begriff "coccale Grünalgen"? (Systematische Bemerkungen zu den Grünalgen II). Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement 60 (Algological Studies 29): 345-374, 4 figs, 2 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: Cuba: prov. Habana, lagoon Ariquanabo; (INA 1996)soil; Culture Collection of Algae at Laboratory of Algology, Trebon, Czechoslovakia; strain Komárek 1964/27

Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 September 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025