Parent taxon: Chlorophyceae according to Kundal 2010
See also Berger 2006, Taylor et al. 2008 and Wnendt-Juber 1990
Sister taxa: Anatoliporaceae, Chaetophorales, Chlorococcales, Chlorotylites, Chuvashovia, Dascladales, Euglena, Hungarodiscus, Hydrodictyaceae, Larvaria, Noremia, Paleosiphonocladales, Pediastrites, Pediastrum, Pleurozonaria, Receptaculitidae, Scenedesmaceae, Tetrasporales, Ulothrix, Volvocales
Subtaxa: Acicularia Actinoporella Angioporella Anisoporella Ansoporella Anthracoporella Beresellaceae Bornetellaceae Chaetocladus Coelosporella Columbiapora Connexia Dasycladaceae Diploporaceae Furcatoporella Goniolina Koninckopora Linoporella Masloviporella Megaporella Montenegrella Pasceolus Petrascula Placklesia Polyphysaceae Praturlonella Pseudoactinoporella Pseudoepimastopora Rajkaella Rhabdoporella Russoella Sakkionella Salpingoporelleae Seletonellaceae Similiclypeina Terquemella Texturata Thyrsoporella Thyrsoporellaceae Triploporellaceae Uteria Uterioides Villosoporella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"