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Charophyceae

Charophyceae

Taxonomy
Charophyceae was named by Smith (1938).

It was assigned to Charophyta by Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. (1997), Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Chlorophyta by Kundal (2010).

Entered
by H. Sims on 2003-10-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Charophyceae Smith
1997Charophyceae Kenrick and Crane
1997Charophyceae Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. p. 9
2010Charophyceae Kundal

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
phylumChlorophytaReichenbach 1834
RankNameAuthor
classCharophyceaeSmith 1938
classCharophyceaeSmith 1938

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cl. †Charophyceae Smith 1938
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Or. †Sycidiales
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G. †Sycidium Sandberger 1849
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Sycidium reticulatum Sandberger 1849
Invalid names: Charophytopsida [replaced], Chovanellaceae [empty], Coleochaetales [empty], Moellerinales [empty], Pinnoputamenaceae [empty], Trochiliscaceae [empty], Zygnematales [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available