Abstract
In this contribution, new data concerning algae, bryophytes, fungi, and lichens of the Italian flora are presented. It includes new records and confirmations for the algae genusChara, the bryophyte generaCephalozia,Conardia,Conocephalum,Didymodon,Sphagnum,Tetraplodon, andTortula, the fungal generaEndophyllum,Gymnosporangium,Microbotryum,Phragmidium, andPluteus, and the lichen generaCandelariella,Cladonia,Flavoplaca,Lichenothelia,Peltigera,Placolecis,Rinodina,Scytinium, andSolenopsora.
Highlights
Chara globularis is very similar to Chara delicatula C.Agardh, from which it is distinguished because of the characteristics of the stipuloid, of the leaflets and by the isostic cortex (Bazzichelli and Abdelahad 2009)
Another difference is in their ecology: Chara delicatula has been reported in oligotrophic lakes with low calcium concentration, while C. globularis has been observed in lakes rich in calcium and phosphorus (Krause 1997)
Chara globularis is the species most frequently reported in Italy after Chara vulgaris L. It has been reported in Trentino-Alto Adige, Piemonte, Lombardia, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Toscana, Marche, Umbria, Lazio, Sardegna, and Sicilia (Bazzichelli and Abdelahad 2009)
Summary
According to Frahm (2006), it is probably a neophyte of American origin, found for the first time in Europe in Barcelona (Spain) by Casas de Puig (1970). It is a robust plant with leaves up to 2 mm long, mamillose rather than papillose, bistratified at margin, with cells of the lower part clearly different from those of the median and upper parts. The specimens from Fiorenzuola lack the typical specialized asexual reproduction by multicellular tubers on proximal rhizoids, as noted by Jan Kučera who confirmed the determination
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