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Phylum Chlorophyta Reichenbach 1834 (green algae)

Synonym: Chlorophycophyta Papenfuss 1946

Parent taxon: Chloroplastida according to S. M. Adl et al. 2005

See also Johnson 1964, Kiessling 2003, Margulis 1996 and Taylor et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Charophyta, Chlorodendrales, Mesostigma, Prasinophytae

Subtaxa: Amgaella Bryopsidophyceae Calathella Caulerpites Charophyceae Chlorophyceae Chuariophyceae Dasycladophyceae Fuxianospira Indopolia Laenigma Lanceoforma Microfasta Monostysisyrinaceae Palaeomastigocladus Physophycus Proterotainia Pseudopalaeoporella Retephycus Schizosporis Sgrossoella Sinocylindra Sinophyllum Sphaeroporella Spheroporella Tetrasporaceae Thaumatoporellales Timanella Ulvophyceae Yakutina

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal "photoautotroph"

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