Checklist, Red List, and Distribution Pattern of Charophytes (Charophyceae, Charales) in Slovakia Based on Critical Revision of Herbarium Specimens
A critical revision of charophytes collected in Slovakia from 1887 up to present, based on herbaria specimens, provided us with the opportunity to compile an updated checklist and to revaluate their threat status in order to obtain the current red list of charophytes of Slovakia. The data obtained w...
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| description | A critical revision of charophytes collected in Slovakia from 1887 up to present, based on herbaria specimens, provided us with the opportunity to compile an updated checklist and to revaluate their threat status in order to obtain the current red list of charophytes of Slovakia. The data obtained will fill the gap in knowledge about these macroscopic algae in Central Europe. The revised list of charophytes includes 19 representatives of three genera: <i>Chara</i> (11)<i>, Nitella</i> (7), and <i>Nitellopsis</i> (1). Following the latest IUCN red-list categories and criteria (version 3.1) and using the modified category regionally extinct (RE), derived from the category extinct (EX), 36.8% of charophytes are classified as RE (<i>Chara connivens</i>, <i>C. subspinosa</i> (=<i>rudis</i>), <i>Nitella capillaris</i>, <i>N. confervacea</i>, <i>N. flexilis</i>, <i>N. gracilis</i>, and <i>N. opaca</i>); 21% as EN (endangered; <i>Chara braunii</i>, <i>Nitella mucronata</i>, <i>N. syncarpa</i>, and <i>Nitellopsis obtusa</i>); 21% as VU (vulnerable; <i>Chara contraria</i>, <i>C. gymnophylla</i>, <i>C. hispida</i>, and <i>C. virgata</i>); 10.6% as NT (near-threatened; <i>Chara globularis</i>, <i>C. vulgaris</i>); and 5.3% as CR (critically endangered; <i>Chara canescens</i>) species; finally, 5.3% species could not be assessed (DD; <i>Chara aspera</i>). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca126cfe86d940b3b4b502f1069691b02023-11-24T04:20:31ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-10-01141189710.3390/d14110897Checklist, Red List, and Distribution Pattern of Charophytes (Charophyceae, Charales) in Slovakia Based on Critical Revision of Herbarium SpecimensAlica Hindáková0Maciej Gąbka1Richard Hrivnák2Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 23 Bratislava, SlovakiaDepartment of Hydrobiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, PL-61-614 Poznań, PolandInstitute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 23 Bratislava, SlovakiaA critical revision of charophytes collected in Slovakia from 1887 up to present, based on herbaria specimens, provided us with the opportunity to compile an updated checklist and to revaluate their threat status in order to obtain the current red list of charophytes of Slovakia. The data obtained will fill the gap in knowledge about these macroscopic algae in Central Europe. The revised list of charophytes includes 19 representatives of three genera: <i>Chara</i> (11)<i>, Nitella</i> (7), and <i>Nitellopsis</i> (1). Following the latest IUCN red-list categories and criteria (version 3.1) and using the modified category regionally extinct (RE), derived from the category extinct (EX), 36.8% of charophytes are classified as RE (<i>Chara connivens</i>, <i>C. subspinosa</i> (=<i>rudis</i>), <i>Nitella capillaris</i>, <i>N. confervacea</i>, <i>N. flexilis</i>, <i>N. gracilis</i>, and <i>N. opaca</i>); 21% as EN (endangered; <i>Chara braunii</i>, <i>Nitella mucronata</i>, <i>N. syncarpa</i>, and <i>Nitellopsis obtusa</i>); 21% as VU (vulnerable; <i>Chara contraria</i>, <i>C. gymnophylla</i>, <i>C. hispida</i>, and <i>C. virgata</i>); 10.6% as NT (near-threatened; <i>Chara globularis</i>, <i>C. vulgaris</i>); and 5.3% as CR (critically endangered; <i>Chara canescens</i>) species; finally, 5.3% species could not be assessed (DD; <i>Chara aspera</i>).https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/11/897<i>Chara</i><i>Nitella</i><i>Nitelopsis</i>SlovakiaIUCN categories |
| spellingShingle | Alica Hindáková Maciej Gąbka Richard Hrivnák Checklist, Red List, and Distribution Pattern of Charophytes (Charophyceae, Charales) in Slovakia Based on Critical Revision of Herbarium Specimens Diversity <i>Chara</i> <i>Nitella</i> <i>Nitelopsis</i> Slovakia IUCN categories |
| title | Checklist, Red List, and Distribution Pattern of Charophytes (Charophyceae, Charales) in Slovakia Based on Critical Revision of Herbarium Specimens |
| title_full | Checklist, Red List, and Distribution Pattern of Charophytes (Charophyceae, Charales) in Slovakia Based on Critical Revision of Herbarium Specimens |
| title_fullStr | Checklist, Red List, and Distribution Pattern of Charophytes (Charophyceae, Charales) in Slovakia Based on Critical Revision of Herbarium Specimens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Checklist, Red List, and Distribution Pattern of Charophytes (Charophyceae, Charales) in Slovakia Based on Critical Revision of Herbarium Specimens |
| title_short | Checklist, Red List, and Distribution Pattern of Charophytes (Charophyceae, Charales) in Slovakia Based on Critical Revision of Herbarium Specimens |
| title_sort | checklist red list and distribution pattern of charophytes charophyceae charales in slovakia based on critical revision of herbarium specimens |
| topic | <i>Chara</i> <i>Nitella</i> <i>Nitelopsis</i> Slovakia IUCN categories |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/11/897 |
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