Chara tenuissima Desvaux 1809
Current name:
Nitella tenuissima (Desvaux) Kützing
Courtesy of Nick Stewart and Tristan Hatton-Ellis. Cors Erdreinniog, Anglesey, WaleRed-cyan anaglyph.s. - 03 March 2014. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Chara tenuissima Desvaux 1809: 313
Published in: Desvaux, N.A. (1809). Plantes trouvées dans le Haut-Poitou, les unes nouvoulles, les autres, point indiquées dans la Flore de France. Journal de Botanique, Desvaux 2: 307-318.
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 tenuissima (Desvaux) Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: Haut-Poitou [Loire, France]; (Desvaux 1809: 313) Lectotype: Desvaux?; B; W 17115-015 (Arbeitsgruppe Armleuchteralgen Deutschland 2015: 485) Notes: "hic designatus per T. Gregor & U. Raabe"
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
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 29 March 2024