Nitella translucens f. caroliniana Imahori & R.D.Wood 1962
Publication Details
Nitella translucens f. caroliniana Imahori & R.D.Wood 1962: 22 (as 'var. axillaris f. caroliniana')
Published in: Wood, R.D. & Imahori, K. (1965). A revision of the Characeae. First Part. Monograph of the Characeae. pp. i-xxiv, 1-904. Weinheim: Verlag von J.Cramer.
Type 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 Nitella caroliniana (K.Imahori & R.D.Wood) R.E.Romanov.
Source of Synonymy
Romanov, R.E. (2025). New combinations in Chara, Lychnothamnus, and Nitella (Characeae, Charophyceae). Notulae Algarum 376: 1–3.
Type Information
Type locality: Bouleware Spring, near Gainesville, Florida, USA; (Wood & Imahori 1965) Holotype: E.S. Ford, D. Ward and E. West; September 1958; NY; 00887750 (Romanov 2025: 2)
Eponomy
Named for region from which first obtained, North Carolina
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 June 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025
