Nitella mucronata (A.Braun) Miq.
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Filed As
Characeae
Nitella mucronata (A.Braun) Miq. -
Collector(s)
A. H. Tuttle 7326 a, 29 Oct 1923
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Location
United States of America. Virginia. Charlottesville.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02022283
Occurrence ID: 06d035f7-8f00-43e9-a7be-3e3c29fd5960
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Kingdom
Algae
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Division
Charophyta
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Class
Charophyceae
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Order
Charales
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Family
Characeae
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All Determinations
Nitella mucronata (A.Braun) Miq. det R. D. Wood, 12 Mar 1947
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Region
North America
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Country
United States of America
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State/Province
Virginia
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Locality
Charlottesville
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Coordinates
38.0371, -78.4811
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
4441.57
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Georeferencing Method
Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Charlottesville. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of the city to find linear ext. (4430 m). Used MaNIS Georef. Calculator to find uncertainty (Bounded Area).
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
No specimens were retained from the two sheets extant, in. the herb. William Randolph Taylor, irffl. Nov. 14, 1947» R.D.Wood See sheet of material dried down from Zirkle's preserved material of the Charlottes- ville Nitella—borrowed from Taylor. CHARACEAE w ^lerbarium of Richard D. Wood (ex herb (WRT)) No, 7326a NITELLA MUCRONAIA(Orr. )K.tz? Charlottesville, Virginia. Reported to have peculiar Coll.: Albert H. Tuttle ca. Oct. 29, 1923. det. IV Correspondence between Tuttle and W* R. Taylor concerning the Charlottesville Nitella, and the peculiar formation of the antheridium. Copied from the letters contained/ in the packet on the herbarium sheet in the Herbarium of William Randolph iaylor The herbarium sheet contains the label: 7326 b HERBARIUM of William Randolph Taylor Nitella mucronata (Orr.)Ktz? Charlottesville, Virginia Reported to have peculiar Albert H. Tuttle ca 29 Oct. 1923 Note: Localities: litt. Nov.21,1926. par.,6: "I first found the plant in a pool near the University of Virginia. I afterwards found it in great abundance in the city of Charlottesville reservoir (five miles away; and In. much finjier condition: but the city has quiteovergrown that reservoir and in the last three years has built a much larger one in the Blue Ridge, at a higher xevel,, the large main of which has been brought to the old reservoir— -M $ar. .10. “The specimen^ that I sent to you was carfully selected from some excellent material collected at the City Reservoir....: data on antheridium: litt. dated Oct. 29, 1923. par. 2" It is the interesting fact that the primary antheridial cell undergores but two cleavages, in steady of three: both, of course, are longitudinal, forming four shield cells, each with a single manubrial cell. etc. a condition tp/ which I do not find referred to in this or any other genus of the whole group. % NEW.YORK botanical garden 02022283 THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDÜM L (CWr J A P__ ¿Q s&av* <? iV 02022283
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Nitella mucronata (A.Braun) Miq.