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Charales

Charales

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Charales Lindley
1978Charales Uliana and Musacchio pp. 126-127
1997Charales Ruiz-Omeñaca et al. p. 9
2008Charales Taylor et al. p. 1027
2010Charales Kundal
2011Charales Ballent et al. p. 548
2012Charales Carignano

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RankNameAuthor
—Life
—Eukaryota()
—Archaeplastida
—Chloroplastida
RankNameAuthor
phylumCharophytaMigula 1890
orderCharalesLindley 1836
orderCharalesLindley 1836

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.

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 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. †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
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†Collichara taizhouensis Wang and Zhang 1982
†Collichara xiaohekouensis Wang and Zhang 1982
G. †Grovesichara Horn af Rantzien 1959
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†Grovesichara changzhouensis Wang ex Huang and S. Wang 1978
†Grovesichara distorta Reid and Groves 1921
†Grovesichara kielani Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
G. †Maedleriella Grambast 1957
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†Maedleriella monolifera Peck and Reker 1947
G. †Nemegtichara Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
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†Nemegtichara prima Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
†Nemegtichara quarta Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
†Nemegtichara secunda Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
G. †Neochara Wang and Lin 1978
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†Neochara huananensis Wang and Lin 1978
G. †Pseudolatochara Wang 1978
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†Pseudolatochara ovatoides Huang and Zhang 1984
G. †Sphaerochara Mädler 1952
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†Sphaerochara hirmeri Rasky 1945
†Sphaerochara minutissima Mädler 1955
G. †Stephanochara Grambast 1959
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†Stephanochara compta Grambast 1959
†Stephanochara grambasti Karczewska and Ziembinska-Tworzydlo 1972
†Stephanochara lauta Liu 1987
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
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†Atopochara trivolvis Peck 1938
Subfm. †Clavatoroideae Pia 1927
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G. †Caenoclavator Wang and Lu 1982
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†Caenoclavator hubeiensis Wang and Lu 1982
G. †Pseudoglobator Grambast 1969
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†Pseudoglobator fourcasei 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
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 410.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 407.6 Ma

Collections (131 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Palaeonitella sp., Palaeonitella cranii (10721)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Trochiliscus sp. (213759)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Saudi Arabia Palaeonitella sp. 1 (30886)
Zechstein259.51 - 254.14Saudi Arabia (Qasim) Palaeonitella tarafiyensis (11143)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Poland (Opole) Characeae indet., Porochara triassica (61448)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0India (Rajasthan) Nitellites sp. 1, Nitellites sahnii (30133)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Portugal (Leiria) Porochara sp. (69698)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Leiria) Porochara raskyae, Porochara westerbeckensis (24563)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Spain Characeae indet. (34610)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Colorado) Charophyta indet. (52919 52920)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Montana) Aclistochara sp. (215054)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Characeae indet. (51859)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal (Centro) Porochara sp. (69708)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (Utah) Aclistochara bransoni (46439)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Poitou-Charentes) Mesochara voluta (164377)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Spain (La Rioja) Atopochara trivolvis (224944)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8France (Poitou-Charentes) Mesochara sp., Clavator grovesii, Sphaerochara verticillata, Porochara sp. (142093)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8United Kingdom (England) Chara sp. (77058)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Hauterivian145.0 - 129.4Spain (Aragon) Atopochara trivolvis (232344)
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Spain (Castilla y Leon) Characeae indet. (64406)