Chara wightii (A.Braun) Casanova 2013

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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Publication details
Chara wightii (A.Braun) Casanova 2013: 293

Published in: Casanova, M.T. (2013). Review of the species concept Chara fibrosa and C. flaccida (Characeae, Charophyceae). Austral. Syst. Botany 26: 291-297, 2 fig., 1 table.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chara is Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Chara flaccida var. wightii A.Braun

Type information
Type locality: "near Madras by Dr. Wight (No. 133 in herb. Hook.)' [Chennai, India] (Braun 1849: 297). Holotype: R. Wright No. 133; BM (Casanova 2013: 294). Notes: Isotype in L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chara flaccida var. wightii A.Braun 1849

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.

Created: 11 September 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Verified by: 10 May 2019 by M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 August 2022.