Chara furcata W.Roxburgh ex A.Bruzelius 1824

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 furcata W.Roxburgh ex A.Bruzelius 1824: 22

Published in: Bruzelius, A. (1824). Observationes in genus Charae, quae venia ampliss. Ord. Philos. Lund, respondente Eberhard Liljevalch. [Dissertation]. pp. [1]-24. Londini Gothorum: Ex Officina Berlingiana.
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Publication date: February

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 furcata (C.Roxburgh ex A.Bruzelius) C.Agardh

Type information
Type locality: In aquis Indiae orientalis (Index Nominum Algarum).

Infrageneric classification
Subgenus Tieffallenia Section Tieffallenia

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), furcate, forked (Stearn 1992).

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.

Key references
Amici, G.B. (1827). Descrizione di alcune specie nuove di Chara ed ossevazioni microscopiche sulle medesime. Memorie della Reale Accademia di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Modena 1(I/II): 199-221, 5 pls.

Created: 03 October 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 06 February 2011 by Anders Langangen

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Citing AlgaeBase
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Anders Langangen in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 August 2022.