Chara oryzae R.E.Romanov, V.Y.Nikulin & A.A.Gontcharov 2021
Publication Details
Chara oryzae R.E.Romanov, V.Y.Nikulin & A.A.Gontcharov 2021: [2, 3], 329, 330, figs 1–22
Published in: Romanov, R.E., Nikulin, A.Y., Nikulin, V.Y. & Gontcharov, A.A. (2021 '2022'). New species Chara oryzae and a new section Corillionia of Chara (Charales, Charophyceae) from European Mediterranean rice fields. European Journal of Phycology 57(3): [1-115] 328-342.
Publication date: online 9 December 2021
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: Spain: Natural Park Albufera de Valencia, near El Palmar village (39°18'25.2"N, 00°19'16.4"W); (Romanov et al. 2021: [3] 330) Holotype: R.E.Romanov; 20.9.2017; wet soil after water drainage and in thin water film (rice fields); LE; A0000351 (Romanov et al. 2021: [3] 330) Notes: Isotypes: BM: BM013821364; L; LE: A0000352-A0000355; MA; W.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 January 2022 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 April 2025
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Taxonomic note
Section Corillionia R.E. Romanov in Romanov et al., 2021: [12]. - (19 January 2022) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
"South-Western Europe: rice fields in the Natural Park Albufera de Valencia, Spain (own data), and Mediterranean France (as C. cf. chrysospora; Mouronvaletal., 2015). The total number of its localities in the world does not exceed three, but this species should be expected at rice fields and perhaps in other temporary water bodies in other Mediterranean regions. Targeted searches in rice fields, distant from each other, in the south of European Russia, i.e. outside of Mediterranean, during summer 2021 were unsuccessful (own data)." (Romanov 2024). - (14 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry
Conservational note
"Chara oryzae has been assessed as VU (Vulnerable) in the European Red List (see Chap. 9). Although it is known only from a few European rice fields and is assumed to be a non-native species in this region, it is not known elsewhere in the world and has been given a status until its native origins are discovered." (Romanov 2024). - (14 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 July 2025
