Chara translucens Persoon 1807
Current name:
Nitella translucens (Persoon) C.Agardh
Shoot tip. Isle of Tiree, Scotland. Collected by Claudia Ferguson-Smyth - 02 September 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk,com)
Publication Details
Chara translucens Persoon 1807: 531
Published in: Persoon, C.H. (1807). Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars secunda. pp. [1]-657 [Corrigenda et Addenda]. Parisiis Lutetiorum: apud Bibliopolas Treuttel et Würtz.
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 translucens (Persoon) C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: [No locality cited]; (Persoon 1807: 531) Neotype: E. Williams; 1800; LINN; HS1432-6-1 (Wood & Imahori 1965: 679) Notes: Neotype locality: "Eaton Pool, near Shrewsbury [England]"
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 May 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024