Chara virgata

Chara virgata
	Chara virgata. Note the typical reproductive organs: male antheridia (red) and female archegonia (brown).
Scientific classification
Clade:	Viridiplantae
(unranked):	Charophyta
Class:	Charophyceae
Order:	Charales
Family:	Characeae
Genus:	Chara
Species:	C. virgata
Binomial name
	Chara virgata; Kützing
Synonyms
	Chara delicatula C.Agardh, 1824

Chara virgata is slender, branched freshwater green alga.

Description

Chara virgata grows to 30 cm in length. Its structure is unlike any other alga. It has a main axis of elongated nodes with whorled laterals. In colour it is dark green.^[1]

References

^ Bryant, J. 2007. The Stonewarts (Chlorophyta, Charales) in Guiry, M.D. John,.M., Rindi, F. and McCarthy. 2007. New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 6. The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae.p.69 Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-1-904890-31-7

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[1] Bryant, J. 2007. The Stonewarts (Chlorophyta, Charales) in Guiry, M.D. John,.M., Rindi, F. and McCarthy. 2007. New Survey of Clare Island. Volume 6. The Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae.p.69 Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 978-1-904890-31-7

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