Chara mucronata A.Braun 1834
Current name:
Nitella mucronata (A.Braun) Miquel
Castor Backwater, River Nene, Northamptonshire (as VC32), UK. Collected by Peter Kirby and Sarah Lambert - 07 September 2012. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk,com)
Publication Details
Chara mucronata A.Braun 1834: 351 (as 'Ch. mucronata, FI. Bad. Cryptog.')
Published in: Braun, A. (1834). Esquisse monographique du genre Chara. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Série II, Partie Botanique 1: 349-357.
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 Nitella mucronata (A.Braun) Miquel.
Type Information
Syntpe locality: "Hab. apud nos rara. — Helv. — Berol." [Switzerland; Berlin]; (Braun 1834: 351) Neotype: Jack; Oktober 1858; NY; Braun, Rabenhorst & Stizenberger, Characeen Eur. 30 (Wood 1965: 504) Notes: Neotype locality: "Salem" [Schleswig-Holstein, Germany?].
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending in a short, sharp point.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 May 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
