Chara crinita Wallroth 1815
Current name:
Chara canescens Loiseleur
Plate III Wallroth Annus. Bot. Pl. III. Lectotype - 24 April 2020. None
Publication Details
Chara crinita Wallroth 1815: 190, pl. III [3]
Published in: Wallroth, K.F.G. (1815). Annus botanicus, sive supplementum tertium ad Curti Sprengelii floram halensem. pp. [i]-xxx, [1]-194, pls I-VI. Halae [Halle]: sumptibus Car. Aug. Kümmelii.
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 canescens Loiseleur.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "In stagno Koelmensi pone Halam. cop[iose]" [near Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]; (Wallroth 1815: 190) Lectotype (designated by Romanov 2022: 3): Wallroth; sine die; LE; A0001536 (Romanov 2022: 3)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having tufts of long weak hairs (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 29 June 2007 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 21 January 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024