Chara compressa C.S.Kunth 1815

Publication Details
Chara compressa C.S.Kunth 1815: pl 1, 38

Published in: Kunth, C.S. (1815). Nova genera et species plantarum..ex...schedis..Bonplandi in ordinem digessit C.S. Kunth. In: Voyage aux regions Equinoxiales du Nouveau Continent, fait en 1799-1804. (Humboldt, F.H.A. von & Bonpland, A.J.A. Eds) Vol. VI, Sect. 3 Parisiis:

Publication date: 1815

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 zeylanica var. compressa (C.S.Kunth) Raam.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 03 September 2010 by Anders Langangen.

Last updated: 04 February 2011

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Anders Langangen in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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