Chara hispida f. fastigiata (Wallman) R.D.Wood 1962
Publication Details
Chara hispida f. fastigiata (Wallman) R.D.Wood 1962: 9 (as 'var. baltica f. fastigiata')
Published in: Wood, R.D. (1962). New combinations and taxa in the revision of Characeae. Taxon 11: 7-25.
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 Chara horrida Wallman ex Wahlstedt.
Source of Synonymy
Blindow, I., Romanov, R. & Schubert, H. (2024). Chara horrida. In: Charophytes of Europe. (Schubert & al. 2024 Eds), pp. 543–554. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Basionym
Chara baltica var. fastigiata Wallman
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), hispid, covered with coarse rigid erect hairs or bristles harsh to the touch [or seeming so] (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 28 October 2010 by Anders Langangen.
Last updated: 13 January 2025
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Distributional note
"Chara horrida only occurs in Europe and is here probably restricted to the coastal regions of the southern and central Baltic Sea. It has been found in Denmark, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Finland and Sweden (Blümel, 2004) with the majority of its recent sites in Sweden (Blindow, 2009).
All records outside of this region are doubtful. The species is not reported from Norway (Langangen, 2007). Hollerbach and Krassavina (1983) doubt its occurrence in the Black Sea, and the vouchers seem to be lost. Recent collections from the Black Sea turned out to be tylacanthous and therefore, were determined as C. baltica (see Chap. 20). Therefore the occurrence of C. horrida in the Black Sea thus is doubtful, and records published from the region should be checked (Romanov et al., 2020). Also, recent records from Scotland (Loch Obasaraigh, North Uist, Outer Hebrides) have irregular stipulode tiers with additional stipulodes but are isostichous to tylacanthous and therefore not included inC.horrida (own data). Hy (1913) reports the species from Giseux (now Gizeux; Etang du Mur, France), an inland site; however no herbarium collection from this site is known. The same is the case for a record from Finistere (France) which is mentioned by Corillion (1975) and included in his distribution map." (Blindow & al. 2024). - (13 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry
Conservational note
"Chara horrida is assessed as RE (Regionally Extinct) in the national Red Lists of Denmark and Poland, as 1 (threatened with extinction) in Germany, as Endangered in Finland, as NT (Near-Threatened) in the Baltic Sea Red List and the Red Lists of Sweden and Estonia, and as DD (Data Deficient) in Ukraine. It is assessed as NT (Near Threatened) in the European Red List (see Chap. 9)." (Blindow & al. 2024). - (13 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 July 2025
