Phylum Chlorophyta Reichenbach 1834 (green algae)
Parent taxon: Chloroplastida according to S. M. Adl et al. 2005
See also Kiessling 2003, Margulis 1996 and Taylor et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Charophyta, Chlorodendrales, Mesostigma, Prasinophytae
Subtaxa: Amgaella Bryopsidophyceae Calathella Caulerpites Charophyceae Chlorophyceae Dasycladophyceae Fuxianospira Grypania Indopolia Lanceoforma Microfasta Monostysisyrinaceae Palaeomastigocladus Physophycus Proterotainia Pseudopalaeoporella Retephycus Schizosporis Sgrossoella Sinocylindra Sinophyllum Sphaeroporella Spheroporella Tetrasporaceae Thaumatoporellales Timanella Ulvophyceae Yakutina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"