New records and observations to the Characean flora (Charales, Charophyceae) of Sicily (Italy)

New records to the Characean flora of Sicily are presented. Five species (Chara baltica, C. conimbrigensis, C. oedophylla, Nitella gracilis, Tolypella salina) are new to Sicily, two of them being also new to Italy (Chara conimbrigensis, C. oedophylla). Two species are confirmed for Sicily (Chara asp...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Webbia
Main Authors: Romanov R., Napolitano T., Van De Weyer K., Troia A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2019
Subjects:
Chara
Charophyceae
Charale
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Characeae
Nitella
Sicily
Tolypella
Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata
Settore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematica
Chara aspera
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10447/365624
https://doi.org/10.1080/00837792.2019.1609258
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tweb20
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Summary:New records to the Characean flora of Sicily are presented. Five species (Chara baltica, C. conimbrigensis, C. oedophylla, Nitella gracilis, Tolypella salina) are new to Sicily, two of them being also new to Italy (Chara conimbrigensis, C. oedophylla). Two species are confirmed for Sicily (Chara aspera, Nitella opaca), three (Chara braunii, C. canescens, Nitella capillaris) are rare taxa. The Characean flora of Sicily, updated with these records, currently includes 25 species, distributed in four genera: Chara (13 species), Nitella (eight species), Tolypella (three species) and Lamprothamnium (one species).

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