Chara flaccida var. wightii A.Braun 1849

Publication Details
Chara flaccida var. wightii A.Braun 1849: 296

Published in: Braun, A. (1849). Characeae Indiae orientalis et insularum maris pacifici; or characters and observations on the Characeae of the East Indian Continent, Ceylon. Sunda Islands, Marians and Sandwich Islands. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 1: 292-301.

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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 wightii (A.Braun) Casanova.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 19 August 2010 by Anders Langangen.

Last updated: 04 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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