Chara hispida f. rudis (A.Braun) R.D.Wood 1962

Chara subspinosa Ruprecht

Current name: Chara subspinosa Ruprecht
Double opposed spine cells. Lunan Lakes Scotland. - 01 August 2008. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Chara hispida f. rudis (A.Braun) R.D.Wood 1962: 9 (as 'var. major f. rudis')

Published in: Wood, R.D. (1962). New combinations and taxa in the revision of Characeae. Taxon 11: 7-25.

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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 subspinosa Ruprecht.

Source of Synonymy
Blindow, I., Romanov, R., Schubert, H. Stewart, N. & van de Weyer, K. (2024). Chara subspinosa. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Schubert & al. 2024 Eds), pp. 637–650. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Basionym
Chara hispida var. rudis A.Braun

Type Information
Type locality: "In einem Teiche bei Constanz" [Germany]; (Braun, Rabenhorst & SStizenberger 1857-1878: no. 4) Lectotype: C. Stizenberger; 1856; NY; 9945641 (Wood & Imahori 1965: 145) Notes: NY version of exsiccata chosen as lectotype.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), hispid, covered with coarse rigid erect hairs or bristles harsh to the touch [or seeming so] (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 28 October 2010 by Anders Langangen.

Last updated: 14 January 2025

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid according to Arbeitsgruppe Armleuchteralgen Deutschland (2015: 345). - (27 April 2020) - M.D. Guiry

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