†subfamily Charoideae Migula 1897
Parent taxon: Characeae according to S. Ballent et al. 2011
See also Van Itterbeeck et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Aclistochara, Aclistochareae, Charaxis, Gobichara, Grambastichara, Hornichara, Horniella, Kosmogyra, Kosmogyrella, Nitella, Nitellites, Nothochara, Obtusochara, Palaeochara, Palaeonitella, Peckisphaera, Pseudoharrisichara, Tectochara, Tolypella, Trochiliscus
Subtaxa: Collichara Grovesichara Maedleriella Nemegtichara Neochara Pseudolatochara Sphaerochara Stephanochara
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