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Grambastichara tornata

Charales - Characeae

Taxonomy
Chara tornata was named by Reid and Groves (1921). It is not extant. It is the type species of Grambastichara.

It was recombined as Grambastichara tornata by Horn af Rantzien (1959).

Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Chara tornata Reid and Groves
1959Grambastichara tornata Horn af Rantzien

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
phylumCharophytaMigula 1890
orderCharalesLindley 1836
RankNameAuthor
suborderCharineaeFeist and Grambast-Fessard 1991
familyCharaceaeAgardh 1824
genusGrambasticharaHorn af Rantzien 1959
speciestornata(Reid and Groves 1921)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Grambastichara tornata Reid and Groves 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: freshwaterp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2026-03-30 14:19:20
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:19:20
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Guiry and Guiry 2021

Age range: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Peru Chara tornata (176154)