Sphaerochara Mädler, 1952
Holotype species: Sphaerochara hirmeri (Rásky) Mädler
Publication details: Mädler, 1952: 6
Currently accepted name for the type species: Sphaerochara prolifera (A.Braun) Soulié-Märsche
Original publication and holotype designation: Mädler, K. (1952). Charophyten aus dem Nordwestdeutschen Kimmeridge. Geologisches Jahrbuch Hessen 67: 1-46, 8 figures, 2 plates.
Request PDFFossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2025-03-21 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Feist, M., Grambast-Fessard, N., Guerlesquin, M., Karol, K., Lu, H., McCourt, R.M., Wang, Q. & Zhang, S. (2005). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Charophyta. Vol. B(1.1) pp. xvi, 170, 79 figures, 9 tables. Kansas: Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press.
Fossil Range note
Upper Oligocene; Hungary (Puszatavám, Fejér). Several extant species. - (21 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 June 2025
