Bibliographic Detail
Casanova, M.T., 2015
Reference:
Casanova, M.T. (2015). A revision of Chara sect. Charopsis (Characeae: Charophyceae) in Australia, including specimens collected for Bush Blitz. Australian Systematic Botany 27(6): 403-414, 6 figures.
Abstract:
A revision of a group of ecorticate species of Chara is presented, on the basis of fresh, pressed and spiritpreserved material. The following seven species are recognised, characterised by a very simple morphology, with few or inconspicuous accessory cells (cortication, stipulodes, bract cells, bracteoles) and large gametangia: Chara australis R.Br., C. lucida (A.Braun) Casanova & Karol comb et. stat. nov., C. porteri Casanova, sp. nov., C. protocharoides Casanova & Karol, nom. nov. (=Protochara australis Womersley & Ophel) and C. stuartiana (Kütz.) Casanova & Karol comb. et. stat. nov. from Australia, and C. corallina Klein ex Willd. and C. wallichii A.Braun from Asia. A new section, Chara subg. Charopsis sect. Protochara (Womersley & Ophel) Casanova & Karol, comb. et stat. nov., is erected to accommodate these taxa, formerly placed in sect. Charopsis.
