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Charophyta
Taxonomy
Charophyta was named by Migula (1890) [Kenrick and Crane 1997 ranked this as a division.].
It was assigned to Charobiotes by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Chloroplastida by Adl et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Charobiotes by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Chloroplastida by Adl et al. (2005).
Subtaxa
Altochara, Brachychara, Catillochara, Characeites, Charales, Charites, Chovanella, Clavatorites, 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
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1890 | Charophyta Migula |
1997 | Charophyta Kenrick and Crane |
2005 | Charophyta Adl et al. p. 401 figs. Table 1 |
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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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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. Chara Linnaeus 1753 [stonewort]
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†Chara cehlerti Rao 1955
†Chara estanciana Hannibal 1918
†Chara glomerata Lesquereux 1883
†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 verdiana Axelrod 1958
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. †Charineae Feist and Grambast-Fessard 1991
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Fm. †Characeae Agardh 1824
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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. †Nitella Leonhardi
G. †Peckisphaera Grambast 1962
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†Peckisphaera portezueloensis Musacchio 1973
†Peckisphaera verticillata Peck 1937
G. †Pseudoharrisichara Musacchio 1973
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†Pseudoharrisichara tenuis Musacchio 1973
†Pseudoharrisichara walpurgica Musacchio 1973
Invalid names: Aclistochareae Mädler 1952 [empty]
Fm. †Clavatoraceae Pia 1927
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Subfm. †Clavatoroideae Pia 1927
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G. †Caenoclavator Wang and Lu 1982
G. †Pseudoglobator Grambast 1969
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. †Gyrogonites Lamarck 1804
G. †Luichara Kisielevsky 1993
G. †Praechara Horn af Rantzien 1954
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 kisielevskyi Bilan 1988
†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