Chara stellata (K.F.G.Wallroth) S.F.Gray 1821

Publication Details
Chara stellata (K.F.G.Wallroth) S.F.Gray 1821: 28

Published in: Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British plants, according to their relations to each other, as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, &c. including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. pp. vol. 1: [i]-xxviii, [1]- 824, pls I-XXI plates. London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Paternoster-Row.

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Publication date: 1 Nov. 1821

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 Nitella tenuissima (Desvaux) Kützing.

Basionym
Chara flexilis var. stellata Wallroth

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), stellate, with narrow divisions radiating from the center like the rays of a star (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 September 2010 by Anders Langangen.

Last updated: 04 February 2011

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Anders Langangen in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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