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Characeae
| Description | Charales is an order of freshwater green algae in the division Charophyta, class Charophyceae, commonly known as stoneworts. Linnaeus established the genus Chara in 1753. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characeae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Charophyta : Charophyceae : Charales : Characeae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Charophyta : Charophyceae : Charales : Characeae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Characeae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (7.3%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Van Itterbeeck, P. Missiaen, and A. Folie, V. S. Markevich, D. Van Damme, D.-Y. Guo, T. Smith. 2007. Woodland in a fluvio-lacustrine environment on the dry Mongolian Plateau during the late Paleocene: Evidence from the mammal bearing Subeng section (Inner Mongolia, P.R. China). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 243(1-2):55-78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Charophytes, Stoneworts, シャジクモ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characeae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aclistochareae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Charoideae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 118 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Aclistochara ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Chara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Stonewort | 47 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant |
| Charaxis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Collichara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Croftiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gobichara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Grovesichara genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gyrogona genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lamprothamnium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Latochara genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lychnothamnus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microchara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Nemegtichara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Neochara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Nitella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nitellopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Obtusochara genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peckichara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Platychara genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sphaerochara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Stephanochara genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Tectochara genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tolypella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tribus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Moellerina greenei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Lagynophoraceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Charophyta : Charophyceae : Charales : Lagynophoraceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1824 | Characeae Agardh |
| 2007 | Characeae Van Itterbeeck et al. p. 62 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
