Chara hispida Linnaeus, nom. et typ. cons. 1753

Current name:
Chara hispida Linnaeus
Multiple spine cells. Dark ground image. Houghton Regis Chalk Pit (Marl Lakes) SSSI, Bedfordshire, UK. - 15 May 2017. Chris Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Chara hispida Linnaeus, nom. et typ. cons. 1753: 1156
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol. 2 pp. [i], 561-1200, [1-30, index], [i, err.]. Holmiae [Stockholm]: Impensis Laurentii Salvii.
Publication date: 1 May 1753
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: "Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rügen, 2 km N of Gummanz"; (Gregor & al. 2014: 933) Conserved type: H. Schubert; 30 Apr 2014; B; (Gregor & al. 2014: 933) Notes: Isotypes: BM, C, FR, G, JE, L, LE, MA, MO, MW, NY, P, ROST, S, US, W. Conserved type.
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 freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 January 2025
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Nomenclatural note
According to Gregor et al. (2014: 933): "Wood's designation of LINN 1088.4 as lectotype means that the name C. hispida should be applied to the taxon currently known as C. aspera. Meanwhile, the taxon widely understood as C. hispida would need to be replaced by C. equisetina Kütz. (in Flora 17: 706. 1834)." Accordingly, they proposed a new and conserved type. "Linnaeus (1753) created the name Chara hispida to cover all the conspicuously spiny Chara species then known. As separate species were distinguished in the early nineteenth century, these were carved off leaving the name C. hispida for the taxon described here and this usage soon became well-established. However, the collection in the Linnean herbarium, selected as lectotype by Wood, is Chara aspera. To avoid an unused application of the name, typification of Chara hispida with new type material was proposed (Gregor et al., 2014) and, later, accepted (Prud'homme van Reine, 2017)." (Blindow & al. 2024). - (10 March 2018) - M.D. Guiry
Distributional note
"Chara hispida has been mainly recorded from Europe. Outside of Europe, the species seems to have a scattered distribution with occurrences in several Asian and North African countries such as Azerbaijan, Turkey, Oman, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia (Barinova et al., 2014, and references therein). Former records from Russia turned out to be misidentifications. Any occurrence in Kazakhstan (see Barinova et al., 2014) or Russia could not be confirmed (Romanov et al., 2018,R. Romanov unpubl. data). In Europe, the species occurs from the Mediterranean Sea in the south to Scan-dinavia in the north, Estonia and Belarus in the east to the Iberian Peninsula in the west. The species has not been recorded in Finland (Langangen et al., 2002)." (Blindow & al. 2024). - (13 January 2025) - M.D. Guiry
Conservational note
"Chara hispida is assessed as CR (Critically Endangered) in the national Red List of Montenegro. In Poland and Serbia, the species is classified as Endangered, as Vulner-able in Switzerland and Hungary, as ES (equivalent to Vulnerable) in Czechia, and as DD (Data Deficient) in Bulgaria and Ukraine. Because of its frequent occurrence, the species is not included in the Red Lists of the Netherlands, Ireland, Britain, Sweden and Estonia. It is assessed as LC (Least Concern) in the European Red List (see Chap. 9). A decline in many older sites has been observed; however, the species is also able to colonise newly created water bodies (Korsch et al., 2013). Chara hispida is threatened by eutrophication, especially in lakes where it is absent from deeper water due to low light availability (Blindow, 1992). Like other charophyte species, it is damaged by dense carp populations. In small water bodies, clearance management can help C. hispida to resist competition from other plants." (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 10 February 2025