Charophytes (Charales) from Crete (Greece) collected in 2010
Charophytes (Charales) from Crete (Greece) collected in 2010
In this article charophytes are reported from the island of Crete, the largest island in Greece. On 9 visited localities, charophytes have been found in six. All localities, except one (loc. 6) are freshwater. Totally six different species were found: Chara aspera, C. connivens, C. corfuensis, C. vulgaris, Nitella hyalina and N. tenuissima. The most interesting locality is Lake Kournas which is an eutrophic Chara-lake with rich vegetation of four species: Chara corfuensis, C. aspera and the two species of _Nitella.