Charophyta

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Chara, from Latin chara (“an unknown type of root”) +‎ -ophyta

Proper noun

Charophyta

1. A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae – including the stoneworts.
2. A taxonomic superphylum within the infrakingdom Streptophyta.
3. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Charophyta.

Hypernyms

• (superphylum): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom

Hyponyms

• (division): Charophyceae, Chlorokybophyceae, Coleochaetophyceae, Klebsormidiophyceae, Mesostigmatophyceae, Zygnematophyceae – classes
  • Charales, Chlorokybales, Coleochaetales, Desmidiales, Klebsormidiales, Mesostigmatales, Zygnematales – orders
• (superphylum): Charophyta – phylum
• (phylum): Charophyceae, Chlorokybophyceae, Coleochaetophyceae, Conjugatophyceae, Klebsormidiophyceae, Mesostigmatophyceae – classes

See also

• alga

References

• Charophyta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Charophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Charophyta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Charophyta placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI