Chara drummondii A.Braun 1849
Publication details
Chara drummondii A.Braun 1849: 201
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.
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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 var. drummondii (A.Braun) Raam
Type information
Type locality: Swan River, Australia (Index Nominum Algarum).herb. Hooker Drummond no. 1 (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.
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Verified by: 30 June 2015 by G.M. Guiry
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