Chara vulgaris var. gymnophylla (A.Braun) C.F.Nyman 1884
Publication Details
Chara vulgaris var. gymnophylla (A.Braun) C.F.Nyman 1884: 875
Published in: Nyman, C. (1884). Conspectus florae Europaeae: seu Enumeratio methodica plantarum phanerogamarum Europae indigenarum, indicatio distributionis geographicae singularum etc. Supplementum 1. pp. 859-879. Örebro Sueciae: typis officinae Bohlinianae.
Publication date: 1884
Type 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 Chara gymnophylla (A.Braun) A.Braun.
Basionym
Chara foetida var. gymnophylla A.Braun
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Hab. in Sardiniâ (Miiller, forma atrovirens), et Algeriae (W. Schimper)."; (Braun 1834: 354) Lectotype (Algier; designated by Wood in Wood & Imahori 1964: 108): W. Schimper Algier 3 ; 1832; PC; 616867 (Wood & Imahori 1964: 108)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Accepted name (Muller et al., 2017: 226). - (17 October 2017) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025
