Chara vulgaris subsp. squamosa (Desfontaines) F.Hy 1913
Publication Details
Chara vulgaris subsp. squamosa (Desfontaines) F.Hy 1913: 31
Published in: Hy, F. (1913). Les Characées de France. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 60 (Mémoires 26): 1-47, pls. I-III.
Request PDFType 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 squamosa Desfontaines.
Source of Synonymy
Romanov, R., Becker, R., Iberite, M., Barinova, S., Gregor, T. & Mesterházy, A. (2024). Chara squamosa. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Schubert & al. 2024 Eds), pp. 613–625. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Basionym
Chara squamosa Desfontaines
Type Information
Type locality: "in rivulis Cafsae" [Kêf, Tunisia]; (Desfontaines 1799: 331) Lectotype (Barbarie, designated by Wood in Wood & Imahori 1965: 108): PC; 610826, ex herb. Maire (Wood & Imahori 1965: 108) Notes: 'wohl Kâf (Kêf) in Tunis' fide Braun, 1868: 909 (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 December 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 January 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
