Charales
Order of green algae in the division Charophyta / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the fish known as charales, see Chirostoma.
Charales is an order of freshwater green algae in the division Charophyta, class Charophyceae, commonly known as stoneworts. Depending on the treatment of the genus Nitellopsis, living (extant) species are placed into either one family (Characeae) or two (Characeae and Feistiellaceae). Further families are used for fossil members of the order. Linnaeus established the genus Chara in 1753.
Quick Facts Stoneworts, Scientific classification ...
Stoneworts | |
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Chara globularis | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Viridiplantae |
(unranked): | Charophyta |
Class: | Charophyceae |
Order: | Charales |
Families[1] | |
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