Chara sp. (genus)

A charophyte green algae at O'Connor, ACT

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Chara sp. (genus) MichaelMulvaney 4 Aug 2023
Chara sp. (genus) JaneR 3 Aug 2023
Unverified ConBoekel 3 Aug 2023

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Emergent only as water levels fall. Otherwise rises to just below water level. The ponds in DSW are temporary but have held water throughout the year during the La Nina years. I believe that this is likely to be the first record of this species for DSW. How the species arrived is a mystery.

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   3 Aug 2023
Characeae?
   4 Aug 2023
Given the above comments I went back and tried to get a better image which shows the structure and structures a bit better. I trust this helps.

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  • 3 Aug 2023 03:05 PM Recorded on
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