Chara zeylanica Klein ex Willdenow 1805
Publication Details
Chara zeylanica Klein ex Willdenow 1805: 86, pl. II [2]: fig. 1
Published in: Willdenow, C.L. (1805). Du genre nommé Chara. Mémoires de L'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres depuis L'Avénement de Fréderic Guillaume III au Trône 1805: 79-90, pls I, II.
Request PDFType 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: Côte de Malabar [Malabar Coast, India]; (Willdenow 1805: 86) Lectotype (deignated by Wood & Imahori 1965: 224): B; Coll. 508 (Wood & Imahori 1965: 224) Notes: Collector unknown.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latinised), living in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka; from "zeylan" the Dutch pronunciation of Ceylon.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
