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Taxon: Genus Chara L. (1753) (alga)

Entity:

Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Plantae - (Phylum) Charophyta - (Class) Charophyceae - (Order) Charales - (Family) Characeae

Original position

Algae (Order) L. (1753)

Current position

Chareae (Tribe)

Ref: F.K. Daily, 1982: 161.

Alternative positions

*Algae* (Order) L. (1753)	Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1753b: 1156.
*Characeae* (Family) Agardh (1824)	Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 175.

Historical positions

*Charophyceae* (Class) Rabenh. (1863)	Ref: F. Leliaert et al., 2012: fig. 3. [rough position]
*Characeae* (Family) Agardh (1824)	Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 175.
*Charales* (Order) Lindl. (1836)	Ref: S.M. Adl et al., 2005: 423.
*Charales* (Class) Lindl. (1836)	Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1982: 102. [rough position]
*Chareae* (Tribe)	Ref: F.K. Daily, 1982: 161.
*Algae* (Order) L. (1753)	Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1753b: 1156.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	11s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	>116s
2008	D.J. Mabberley: 175	>116s

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Last updated: 1 Feb 2024