Chara syncarpa var. opaca (Bruzelius ex Agardh) Braun 1835
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta infrakingdom
Phylum Charophyta
Class Charophyceae
Order Charales
Family Characeae
Tribe Chareae
Genus Chara
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Branch of a male plant. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Red-cyan anaglyph of a branch of a male plant. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Branch of male plant. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Red-cyan anaglyph of antheridia in dark-field illumination. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Close view of antheridia in dark-field illumination. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Male plant in-situ. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Red-cyan anaglyph of antheridia in dark-field illumination. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Antheridia in dark-field illumination. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Oogonia in dark-field illumination. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
Red-cyan anaglyph of oogonia in dark-field illumination. Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.. 26 Jun 2013. © C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com).
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Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh Discharging antheridium showing shield cells, manubria (blue arrows) and antherzoid-containing filaments (inset). Lough Gouragh, Co Kerry, Ireland,.
© C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication details
Chara syncarpa var. opaca (Bruzelius ex Agardh) Braun 1835: 52
Published in: Braun, A. (1835). Übersicht der genauer bekannten Chara-Arten. Flora 18: 49-73.
Publication date: “28. Januar 1835”
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 Nitella opaca (C.Agardh ex Bruzelius) C.Agardh
Basionym
Chara opaca C.Agardh ex Bruzelius
Type information
Type locality: "Habitat in aquis quietis, in Scania non rara. Mense Julio fructum fert." (Bruzelius 1824: 17).
Infrageneric classification
Subgenus Nitella Section Nitella
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Source of current name
Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].
Created: 08 February 2011 by Anders Langangen
Verified by: 07 May 2021 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2022.
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