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Charophyta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Charophyta Migula
1997Charophyta Kenrick and Crane
2005Charophyta Adl et al. p. 401 figs. Table 1

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RankNameAuthor
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—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
RankNameAuthor
—Chloroplastida
phylumCharophytaMigula 1890
phylumCharophytaMigula 1890

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.

Ph. †Charophyta Migula 1890
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G. †Altochara Saydakovskiy 1968
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†Altochara continua Saydakovskiy 1968
G. †Brachychara Grambast and Grambast 1954
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†Brachychara medicaginula Lamarck 1804
G. †Catillochara Peck and Eyer 1963
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†Catillochara moreyi Peck 1963
G. †Characeites Tuzson 1914
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†Characeites verrucosa Tuzson 1914
Or. †Charales Lindley 1836
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Fm. Characea Agardh 1824
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Subfm. Charoidea Braun 1897
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G. †Amblyochara Grambast 1962
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†Amblyochara begudiana Grambast 1962
G. Chara Linnaeus 1753 [stonewort]
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†Chara cehlerti Rao 1955
†Chara estanciana Hannibal 1918
Chara flexilis Linnaeus 1753
†Chara glomerata Lesquereux 1883
Chara hispida Linnaeus 1753
†Chara indica Rao and Rao 1939
†Chara malcolmsonii Sowerby 1840
†Chara peritula Cockerell 1908
†Chara rajahmundrica Rao and Rao 1939
†Chara sahnii Rao and Rao 1939
†Chara sampathii Rao and Rao 1939
†Chara sausari Sahni and Rao 1943
†Chara springerae Knowlton 1902
†Chara stantoni Knowlton 1893
Chara tomentosa Linnaeus 1753
†Chara verdiana Axelrod 1958
Chara vulgaris Linnaeus 1753
G. †Mesochara Grambast 1962
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†Mesochara ameghinoi Musacchio 1973
†Mesochara symmetrica Peck 1957
G. †Microchara Grambast 1959
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†Microchara hystrix Grambast 1959
†Microchara vestita Castel 1969
G. †Peckichara Grambast 1957
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†Peckichara lefeldi Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1973
†Peckichara subsphaerica Lin and Wang 1982
†Peckichara varians Grambast 1957
G. †Platychara Grambast 1962
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†Platychara caudata Grambast 1971
†Platychara compressa Knowlton 1888
Platychara cruciana Horn af Rantzien 1951
Subor. †Charinae Feist and Grambast 1991
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Infraor. †Monoplacata Martín-Closas and Schudack 1991
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Fm. †Feistiellaceae Schudack 1993
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G. †Feistiella Schudack 1986
G. †Nitellopsis Hy 1889
Subor. †Charineae Feist and Grambast-Fessard 1991
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Fm. †Characeae Agardh 1824
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G. †Aclistochara Peck 1937
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†Aclistochara bransoni Peck 1937
G. †Charaxis Harris 1939
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†Charaxis durlstonense Harris 1939
Subfm. †Charoideae Migula 1897
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G. †Collichara Wang and Zhang 1982
G. †Grovesichara Horn af Rantzien 1959
G. †Maedleriella Grambast 1957
G. †Nemegtichara Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
G. †Neochara Wang and Lin 1978
G. †Pseudolatochara Wang 1978
G. †Sphaerochara Mädler 1952
G. †Stephanochara Grambast 1959
G. †Gobichara Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
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†Gobichara deserta Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
†Gobichara groeberi Uliana and Musacchio 1978
†Gobichara latielliptica Lu and Luo 1990
†Gobichara nigra Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
†Gobichara rubra Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
†Gobichara tenera Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
G. †Grambastichara Horn af Rantzien 1959
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†Grambastichara tornata Reid and Groves 1921
G. †Hornichara Maslov 1963
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†Hornichara kazakstanica Maslov 1963
G. †Horniella Shaykin 1966
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†Horniella robertsi Peck 1934
G. †Kosmogyra Stache 1889
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†Kosmogyra superba Stache 1889
G. †Kosmogyrella Stache 1889
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†Kosmogyrella carinata Stache 1889
G. †Nitella Leonhardi
G. †Nitellites Horn af Rantzien 1957
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†Nitellites sahnii Horn af Rantzien 1957
G. †Nothochara Musacchio 1973
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†Nothochara apiculata Musacchio 1973
G. †Obtusochara Maedler 1953
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†Obtusochara prima Maedel 1953
G. †Palaeochara Massalongo 1851
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†Palaeochara rigida Massalongo 1890
G. †Palaeonitella Pia 1927
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†Palaeonitella cranii Kidston and Long 1921
G. †Peckisphaera Grambast 1962
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†Peckisphaera portezueloensis Musacchio 1973
G. †Pseudoharrisichara Musacchio 1973
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†Pseudoharrisichara tenuis Musacchio 1973
G. †Tectochara Grambast and Grambast 1954
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†Tectochara meriani Braun 1850
G. Tolypella Braun 1857
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Tolypella grambasti Uliana and Musacchio 1978
G. †Trochiliscus Karpinsky 1906
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†Trochiliscus ingricus Karpinsky 1906
Invalid names: Aclistochareae Mädler 1952 [empty]
Fm. †Clavatoraceae Pia 1927
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G. †Ascidiella Grambast 1966
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†Ascidiella iberica Grambast 1966
Subfm. †Atopocharoidae Grambast 1969
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G. †Atopochara Peck 1938
Subfm. †Clavatoroideae Pia 1927
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G. †Caenoclavator Wang and Lu 1982
G. †Pseudoglobator Grambast 1969
G. †Dictyoclavator Grambast 1966
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†Dictyoclavator fieri Donze 1955
G. †Embergerella Grambast 1969
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†Embergerella cruciata Grambast 1969
G. †Lucernella Grambast and Lorch 1968
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†Lucernella ampullacea Grambast and Lorch 1968
G. †Triclypella Grambast 1969
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†Triclypella calcitrapa Grambast 1969
G. †Clavator Reid and Groves 1924
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†Clavator reidi Groves 1924
Fm. Porocharaceae Grambast 1962
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G. †Porochara Maedler 1955
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Porochara gildemeisteri Koch and Blisenbaeh 1960
†Porochara kimmeridgensis Maedler 1953
G. †Charites Horn af Rantzien 1959
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†Charites molassica Straub 1959
G. †Chovanella Reitlinger and Jarzewa 1958
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†Chovanella kovalevi Reitlinger and Jarzewa 1958
G. †Clavatorites Horn af Rantzien 1954
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†Clavatorites hoellvicensis Horn af Rantzien 1954
Fm. Closteriaceae Bessey 1907
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G. †Spintetrapidites Krutzsch 1990
G. †Clypeator Grambast 1962
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†Clypeator corrugatus Peck 1941
G. †Croftiella Horn af Rantzien 1959
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†Croftiella escheri Unger 1850
G. †Cuneatochara Saidakovsky 1944
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†Cuneatochara acuminata Saidakovsky 1962
G. †Diectochara Musacchio 1971
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†Diectochara andica Musacchio 1971
G. †Echinochara Peck 1957
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†Echinochara spinosa Peck 1957
G. †Eochara Choquette 1956
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†Eochara wickendeni Choquette 1956
G. †Flabellochara Grambast 1959
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†Flabellochara harrisi Peck 1941
G. †Gyrogonites Lamarck 1804
G. †Harrisichara Grambast 1957
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†Harrisichara vasiformis Reid and Groves 1921
G. †Karpinskya Grambast 1962
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G. †Kosmogyrina Maedler 1953
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G. †Latochara Maedler 1955
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G. †Leonardosia Sommer 1954
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†Leonardosia langei Sommer 1954
G. †Luichara Kisielevsky 1993
G. †Lychnothamnites Maslov 1966
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G. †Maedlerisphaera Horn af Rantzien 1959
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†Maedlerisphaera ulmensis Straub 1959
G. †Maslovichara Saidakovsky 1962
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†Maslovichara gracilis Saidakovsky 1962
G. †Moellerina Ulrich 1886
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†Moellerina greenei Ulrich 1886
G. †Nodosochara Maedler 1955
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†Nodosochara clivulata Peck and Reker 1948
G. †Nodosoclavator Maslov 1961
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G. †Palaeochara Bell 1922
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†Palaeochara acadica Bell 1922
G. †Palaeochondrites Schimper 1882
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G. †Perimneste Harris 1939
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†Perimneste horrida Harris 1939
G. †Praechara Horn af Rantzien 1954
G. †Psilochara Grambast 1959
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†Psilochara undulata Dollfus and Fritel 1919
G. †Rantzieniella Grambast 1962
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†Rantzieniella nitida Grambast 1962
G. †Raskyaechara Horn af Rantzien 1959
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†Raskyaechara peckii Rasky 1945
G. †Raskyella Grambast and Grambast 1954
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†Raskyella peckii Grambast and Grambast 1954
G. †Rhabdochara Maedler 1955
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†Rhabdochara langeri Ettingshausen 1872
G. †Saportanella Grambast 1962
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†Saportanella maslovi Grambast 1962
G. †Septorella Grambast 1962
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†Septorella brachycera Grambast 1962
G. †Stellatochara Horn af Rantzien 1954
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†Stellatochara germanica Kozur and Reinhardt 1969
†Stellatochara sellingii Horn af Rantzien 1954
G. †Stenochara Grambast 1962
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†Stenochara maedleri Horn af Rantzien 1954
G. †Stomochara Grambast 1961
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†Stomochara moreyi Peck 1934
†Stomochara starozhilovae Kisielevsky 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pragian to the top of the Holocene or 413.02000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 410.62 Ma

Collections (207 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62United Kingdom (Scotland) Palaeonitella sp., Palaeonitella cranii (10721)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) Trochiliscus sp. (213759)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) Karpinskya sp. (55477)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation Charophyta indet. (197912)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation Stellatochara gracilis (197601)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51Brazil (Parana) Leonardosia sp. 1 (29493)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Charophyta indet. (197535) Cuneatochara amara (197591) Cuneatochara sp. (197592) Luichara luoii, Stomochara diserta, Stomochara constricta, Stomochara lubrica, Cuneatochara amara (197587) Stomochara diserta (197594)
Severodvinian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation Cuneatochara vjatkensis, Cuneatochara amara (197596)
Zechstein259.51 - 254.14Saudi Arabia (Qasim) Palaeonitella tarafiyensis (11143)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Saudi Arabia Palaeonitella sp. 1 (30886)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Poland (Opole) Characeae indet., Porochara triassica, Stellatochara germanica, Stomochara starozhilovae, Stenochara kisielevskyi (61448)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Poland (Opole) Charophyta indet. (61449)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Mexico) Stellatochara sp., Altochara sp. (48516)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Morocco (Figuig) Charophyta indet. (176120)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Charophyta indet. (45931)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France (Midi-Pyrénées) Charophyta indet. (61377)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Charophyta indet. (39075)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Portugal (Leiria) Praechara sp., Porochara sp. (69698)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Mongolia (Govi-Altay) Charophyta indet. (179192)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1India (Rajasthan) Charophyta indet., Nitellites sp. 1, Nitellites sahnii (30133)