Chara canescens subsp. hoelii Langangen 2000
Publication Details
Chara canescens subsp. hoelii Langangen 2000: 148, figs 4, 5
Published in: Langangen, A. (2000). Charophytes from the warm springs of Svalbard. Polar Research 19(2): 143-153.
Request PDFPublication date: 2000
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chara is Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Svalbard, Norway; the Trollkjeldane (Troll Springs) in Bockfiorden, the 'cold' spring"; (Langangen 2000: 148) Holotype (spermatangial and zygosporangial): 28 August 1992; O; (Langangen 2000: 148) Notes: "Additional specimens from the same collection and from 16 August 1993 have also been examined."
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming white; applied to plants covered with greyish-white pubescence.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
The subspecies is characterized by ecorticated internodes, incomplete or lacking cortex of the
branchlets, occurrence of accessory branchlets and special bulbils which is not
known from C. canescens.
Habitat
Warm spring
Created: 20 September 2010 by Anders Langangen.
Last updated: 01 March 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
