Nitella tenuissima var. batrachosperma (Thuillier) Kützing 1845
Publication Details
Nitella tenuissima var. batrachosperma (Thuillier) Kützing 1845: 256
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitella is Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.
Basionym
Chara batrachosperma Thuillier
Type Information
Type locality: Hab. in aquis stagnantibilis [environs de Paris]; (Thuillier 1799: 473) Lectotype (designated by Gregor & al. 2012): L; Herbarium Persoon (Gregor & al. 2012: 394 (table 1)) Notes: Lectotype: Specimen annotated by J.L. Thuillier as "Chara batrachosperma Thuillier" and by J.C. van Raam as "C. vulgaris" and "Type Chara batrachosperma Thuillier. 7/1996". July, August (Thuillier, 1799: 473).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 January 2025
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Taxonomic note
a homotypic synonym of Chara batrachosperma Thuillier and the latter is a heterotypic synonym of Chara vulgaris Linnaeus (Gregor et al. 2012). - (22 January 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025
