Chara fibrosa C.Agardh ex Bruzelius 1824
Publication Details
Chara fibrosa C.Agardh ex Bruzelius 1824: 21
Published in: Bruzelius, A. (1824). Observationes in genus Charae, quae venia ampliss. Ord. Philos. Lund, respondente Eberhard Liljevalch. [Dissertation]. pp. [1]-24. Londini Gothorum: Ex Officina Berlingiana.
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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: Marianas Islands [Guam]; (Casanova 2013: 293) Lectotype (designated by Wood in Wood & Imahori 1965: 291): Gaudichaud 158; LD; (Ahmadi & al. 2012: 369) Notes: Casanova (2013: 293) described "holo or iso: PC; Iso: GOET", but does not mention the lectotype designated by R.D. Wood.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 January 2025
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Taxonomic note
"The rare attested records of Chara fibrosa s.l. in Europe are closely related to rice fields. Presumably, the original oospores were accidentally introduced together with rice seeds imported from South-East Asia. Depending on the country/region of the original rice-seed material, different alien species may have arrived (see C. oryzae, this vol.) or may come in to Europe in the future. In most cases, the foreign materials will lead to ephemeral appearance of the exotic species, which are not able to adapt to the climatic context and cannot develop stable populations in Europe. These taxa are included in the present monograph for their witness of the viability of oospores and for their contribution to the record of plant dissemination through human activity." (Soulié-Märsche & Abdelahad 2024). - (10 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry
Distributional note
"Chara fibrosa s.l. is known from exceptional occurrences in South France and Italy. Bergmeier and Abrahamczyk (2008) mentioned C. fibrosa from Crete (Greece), where it was later again seen in lake Kournas (van de Weyer pers. comm.). Plants with the same characters that belong undoubtedly to Chara subsect. Agardhia,were also identified in rice fields near Szarvas, Hungary (Mesterházy and Csiky pers. comm.)." (Soulié-Märsche & Abdelahad 2024). - (10 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry
Conservational note
"As a non-native, exotic species, Chara fibrosa s.l. requires particular habitat conditions that are rarely fulfilled in Europe. There is no risk that the species should become invasive. " (Soulié-Märsche & Abdelahad 2024). - (10 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025
