Chara benthamii A.Braun 1868
Publication details
Chara benthamii A.Braun 1868: 799 (as 'Benthami' )
Published in: Braun, A. (1868). Die Characeen Afrika's. Monatsberichte der Königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Berlin 1867: 873-944.
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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 fibrosa C.Agardh ex Bruzelius
Type information
Type locality: China (Index Nominum Algarum).
Infrageneric classification
Subgenus Charopsis Section Agardhia
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
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Key references
Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995). Bibliographic check-list of non-marine algae in Australia. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 4: [i]-vii, 1-276.
Hu, H. & Wei, Y. (2006). The freshwater algae of China. Systematics, taxonomy and ecology. pp. [4 pls of 16 figs], [i-iv], i-xv, 1-1023. China: www.sciencep.com.
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