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Tectochara meriani

Charales - Characeae

Taxonomy
Chara meriani was named by Braun (1850). It is not extant. It is the type species of Tectochara.

It was recombined as Tectochara meriani by Grambast and Grambast (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Nitellopsis dutemplei, Nitellopsis ginsburgi, Nitellopsis latispira, Nitellopsis merianii, Nitellopsis thaleri, T. grambastorum
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by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-04-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Chara meriani Braun
1954Tectochara meriani Grambast and Grambast

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
phylumCharophytaMigula 1890
orderCharalesLindley 1836
RankNameAuthor
suborderCharineaeFeist and Grambast-Fessard 1991
familyCharaceaeAgardh 1824
genusTectocharaGrambast and Grambast 1954
speciesmeriani(Braun 1850)

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.

†Tectochara meriani Braun 1850
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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: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Thuringia) Tectochara meriani (22778)