Parent taxon: Streptophyta according to M. A. Ruggiero et al. 2015
See also Adl et al. 2005 and Kenrick and Crane 1997
Sister taxa: Embryophyta, Pyrenomycetes, Octaviona, Reniera, Spongiophyton, Circonitella
Subtaxa: Altochara Brachychara Catillochara Characeites Charales Charites Chovanella Clavatorites Closteriaceae Clypeator Croftiella Cuneatochara Diectochara Echinochara Eochara Flabellochara Gyrogonites Harrisichara Karpinskya Kosmogyrina Latochara Leonardosia Luichara Lychnothamnites Maedlerisphaera Maslovichara Moellerina Nodosochara Nodosoclavator Palaeochara Palaeochondrites Perimneste Praechara Psilochara Rantzieniella Raskyaechara Raskyella Rhabdochara Saportanella Septorella Stellatochara Stenochara Stomochara
Ecology: "photoautotroph"