Chara foetida var. longibracteata (Kützing) Cosson & E.Germain de Saint-Pierre 1845

Current name: Chara vulgaris Linnaeus
Yardley Chase, Northamptonshire, UK. - 06 April 2007. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Chara foetida var. longibracteata (Kützing) Cosson & E.Germain de Saint-Pierre 1845

Published in: Cosson, E. & Germain [de Saint-Pierre], E. (1845). Atlas de la flore des environs de Paris, ou, Illustrations de toutes les espèces, des genres difficiles et de la plupart des plantes litigieuses de cette région: avec des notes descriptives et un texte explicatif en regard. pp. [i]–xvi, 41 plates [I-XLI]. Paris & Leipzig: Fortin, Masson et Cie, Libraires; L. Michelsen.

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Publication date: 1845

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 vulgaris Linnaeus.

Source of Synonymy
Denys, L., Christia, C. & Papastergiadou, E. (2024). Chara vulgaris. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Denys & al. 2024 Eds), pp. 695–725. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Basionym
Chara longibracteata Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Thüringen: near Tennstedt; (INA 1996) Type: Kützing; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 25 October 2010 by Anders Langangen.

Last updated: 15 January 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025