Chara contraria var. hispidula A.Braun 1847

Publication Details
Chara contraria var. hispidula A.Braun 1847: 16

Published in: Braun, A. (1849). Uebersicht der Schweizerischen Characeen. Ein Beitrag zur Flora der Schweiz. Neue Denkschriften der Allgemeinen Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften. 10(3): 1-23.

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Publication date: 1849

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 contraria A.Braun ex Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Schneider, S.C., Rodrigues, A., Moe, T.F. & Ballot, A. (2015). DNA barcoding the genus Chara: molecular evidence recovers fewer taxa than the classical morphological approach. Journal of Phycology 51(2): 367-380.

Type Information
Type locality: Schweiz; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 07 December 2008 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 August 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Schweiz. Char. 16. [1848] 1849 (INA). - (09 June 2015) - G.M. Guiry

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