Biology:Characeae of Britain and Ireland
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The Characeae or stoneworts are a family of green algae. This is a partial list of species found in Britain and Ireland.
British Isles
Ref: Stewart & Church (1992).[1]
- Chara baltica Bruz.
- Chara canescens Desv. & Lois.
- Chara connivens Salzm. ex A.Braun
- Chara curta Nolta ex Kütz. (=C. aspera var. curta)
- Chara denudata (A.Braun) R.D.Wood
- Chara fragifera Durieu
- Chara intermedia Braun (=C. papillosa Kütz. and C. contraria x hispida)
- Chara mucosa J.Groves & Bullock-Webster
- Chara rudis (A.Braun) Leonh.
- Chara tomentosa L.
- Lamprothamnium papulosum (Wallr.) J.Groves
- Nitella capillaris (Krocker) J.Groves & Bullock-Webster
- Nitella gracilis (Smith) Agardh
- Nitella hyalina (DC.)Agardh
- Nitella mucronata (A.Braun)Miquel
- Nitella spanioclema J.Groves & Bullock-Webster (Nitella flexilis var. spanioclema (J.Groves & Bullock-Webster))
- Nitella tenuissima (Desv.) Kütz.
- Nitellopsis obtusa (Desv.) J.Groves
- Tolypella intricata (Trent. ex Roth) Leonh.[2]
- Tolypella nidifica (O.F.Müll.) Leonh. (=Tolypella nidifica var. nidifica)
- Tolypella prolifera (Ziz. ex A.Braun) Leonh.
Ireland
- County Antrim[3]
- Chara aspera var. aspera
- Chara globularis var. globularis
- Chara vulgaris var. papillata Wallr. ex A. Braun
- Chara globularis var. virgata (Kützing) R.D.Wood
- Chara vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Chara vulgaris var. contraria (A.Braun ex Kützing) J.A. Moore
- Chara vulgaris var. longibracteata (Kützing) J. Groves & Bullock-Webster
- Chara vulgaris var. papillata Wallr. ex A. Braun
- Nitella flexilis var. flexilis
- Nitella translucens (Pers.) C.A. Ag.
- Tolypella nidifica var. glomerata (Desv.) R.D.Wood
- County Down[3]
- Chara aspera var. aspera
- Chara aspera var. curta (Nolte ex Kützing) Braun ex Leonh.
- Chara globularis var. globularis
- Chara vulgaris var. papillata Wallr. ex A. Braun
- Chara globularis var. virgata (Kützing) R.D.Wood
- Chara globularis var. annulata (Lilleblad) J.A.Moore
- Chara hispida L.
- Chara hispida var. hispida
- Chara hispida var. major (Hartm.) R.D. Wood
- Chara hispida var. rudis A. Braun
- Chara pedunculata Kützing
- Chara vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Chara vulgaris var. contraria (A.Braun ex Kützing) J.A. Moore
- Chara vulgaris var. longibracteata (Kützing) J. Groves & Bullock-Webster
- Chara vulgaris var. papillata Wallr. ex A. Braun
- Nitella flexilis var. flexilis
- Nitella translucens (Pers) C.A. Ag.
- Tolypella nidifica var. glomerata (Desv.) R.D.Wood
- County Londonderry[3]
- Chara aspera Deth. ex Willd. var. aspera
- Chara vulgaris var. papillata Wallr. ex A. Braun
- Chara globularis var. globularis
- Chara globularis var. virgata (Kützing) R.D.Wood
- Chara hispida L.
- Chara hispida var. hispida
- Chara vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Chara vulgaris var. contraria (A.Braun ex Kützing) J.A. Moore
- Chara vulgaris var. papillata Wallr. ex A. Braun
- Nitella flexilis var. flexilis
- Nitella translucens (Pers) C.A. Ag.
- Tolypella nidifica var. glomerata (Desv.) R.D.Wood
- County Mayo.Recent records have been published from Clare Island.[4]
- Chara virgata Kützing
- Nitella flexilis (Linnaeus) C.Agardh
- Nitella translucens (Persoon) C.Agardh
References
- ↑ Stewart, N.F. and Church, J.M. 1992. Red Data Books of Britain and Ireland. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. ISBN:1-873701-24-1
- ↑ "Tolypella intricata (Trentepohl ex Roth) Leonhardi". http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=35602.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Morton, O. 1992 in Hackney, P. (Ed.) Stewart & Corry's Flora of the North-east of Ireland. Institute of Irish Studies and The Queen's University of Belfast ISBN:0-85389-446-9 (HB)
- ↑ Guiry, M.D., John, D.M., Rindi, F. and McCarthy, T.K 2007. New Survey of Clare Island, Volume 6: The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Royal Irish Academy. ISBN:978-1-904890-31-7
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