Chara vulgaris
| Chara vulgaris | |
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| Watercolour micrograph | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Charophyta |
| Class: | Charophyceae |
| Order: | Charales |
| Family: | Characeae |
| Genus: | Chara |
| Species: | C. vulgaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Chara vulgaris L., 1753
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| Subspecies | |
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Chara vulgaris, the common stonewort,[1] is a green alga species in the genus Chara. C. vulgaris has spikes between its bark cells in contrast to the similar C. contraria.
Gallery
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View from above
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Low water level
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Underwater view
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Individual plant
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Individual stem
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Corticated stem with tylacanth spines
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Whorl of branches with stipular spines
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Spikes between bark cells
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Antheridium (♂) und Oogonium (♀)
Illustrations
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Whorl
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Globules
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Globule dissection
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Comparison with Nitella
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Comparison with Nitella (detail)
See also
References
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- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.