Chara australis var. stuartiana (Kützing) Raam, nom. inval. 2010

Publication Details
Chara australis var. stuartiana (Kützing) Raam, nom. inval. 2010 (as 'subsp. nobilis var. stuartiana')

Published in: Raam, J.C. van (2010). R.D. Wood's "Synopsis of the Characeae" adapted and modified. CD, privately distributed by the author in anticipation of publication.

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 stuartiana (Kützing) Casanova & Karol.

Source of Synonymy
Casanova, M.T. & Karol, K.G. (2014). A revision of Chara sect. Protochara, comb. et stat. nov. (Characeae: Charophyceae). Australian Systematic Botany 27: 23-37, 7 figures.

Basionym
Nitella stuartiana F.Müller ex Kützing

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), south, southern (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 18 May 2010 by Anders Langangen.

Last updated: 17 September 2021

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: not effectively published (Art. 29). - (29 September 2019) - M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025