Chara spinosa Amici 1827
Publication Details
Chara spinosa Amici 1827: 18, pl. 3: figs 3-5
Published in: Amici, G.B. (1827). Descrizione di alcune specie nuove di Chara ed ossevazioni microscopiche sulle medesime. Memorie della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Modena 1(I/II): 199-221, 5 pls.
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 Lychnothamnus barbatus (Meyen) Leonhardi.
Source of Synonymy
Pełechaty, M., Brzozowski, M., Markovic, A., Pukacz, A., Gabka, M. & Sinkeviciene, Z. (2024). Lychnothamnus barbatus. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Becker & al. 2024 Eds), pp. 767–782. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Type Information
Type locality: Lago di Mantovs, leg. Paolo Barbieri; (Amici 1827: 214) "Type not designated": (Pełechaty & al. 2024: 768)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiny.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 July 2010 by Anders Langangen.
Last updated: 16 January 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
