CHAROPHYTA Cavalier-Smith
(stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
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ID refs
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Class 6 subtaxa 85 images 11 ident. refs
Class 1 subtaxa 11 images
Order 1 subtaxa 11 images
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Family 1 subtaxa 11 images
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Class 51 subtaxa 194 images 26 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Belcher, H. & Swale, E. 1976 A Beginner’s Guide to Freshwater Algae 47pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
() John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. 2002 The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles 702pp, Cambridge University Press
Pentecost, A. 1984 Introduction to Freshwater Algae 247pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
West, G.S. & Fritsch, F.E. 1932 A Treatise on the Freshwater Algae Revised edition: in the great part rewritten by F.E. Fritsch edition, 534pp, Cambridge University Press
West, G.S. 1904 *** A Treatise on the British Freshwater Algae ***(Superseded) 372pp, The Ray Society, London

CHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 89 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
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