Nitella heterophylla (A.Braun) A.Braun 1849
Publication Details
Nitella heterophylla (A.Braun) A.Braun 1849: 198
Published in: Braun, A. (1849). Charae australes antarcticae, or characters and observations on the Characeae of Australia and the southern circumpolar regions. Hooker's Journal of Botany & Kew Garden Miscellany 1: 193-203.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitella is Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Chara heterophylla A. Braun
Type Information
Type locality: "in fluvio 'Adams River' [Grantham, Western Australia]; (Braun 1859: 198) Type: L. Preiss 1876; 7.iii.1841; B?; (Casanova & Karol 2023: 335) Notes: "holo: B n.v. [apparently destroyed]; iso: LD! [fragment], LE! [fragment])" (Casanova & Karol 2023: 335).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with leaves of different kinds.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
