Chara foliolosa Mühlenberg ex Willdenow 1805
Publication details
Chara foliolosa Mühlenberg ex Willdenow 1805: 86, pl. I: fig. 2
Published in: Willdenow, C.L. (1805). Du genre nommé Chara. Mémoires de L'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres depuis L'Avénement de Fréderic Guillaume III au Trône 1805: 79-90, pls I, II.
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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 braunii var. schweinitzii (A.Braun) Zaneveld
Type information
Type locality: Pennsylvania (Index Nominum Algarum).
Infrageneric classification
Subgenus Charopsis Section Charopsis
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
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Key references
Schneider, S.C., Rodrigues, A., Moe, T.F. & Ballot, A. (2015). DNA barcoding the genus Chara: molecular evidence recovers fewer taxa than the classical morphological approach. Journal of Phycology 51(2): 367-380.
Created: 08 August 2010 by Anders Langangen
Verified by: 09 June 2015 by G.M. Guiry
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