Coleochaetaceae is a family of algae.[1] It is the only family in the Coleochaetales,[2] an order of parenchymous charophyte algae,[3] within the class Coleochaetophyceae. It includes some of the closest multicellular relatives of land plants.[4][5] It contains the genus Coleochaete and questionably includes the fossil genus Parka.
| Coleochaetaceae | |
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| Coleochaete sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| (unranked): | Charophyta |
| Class: | Coleochaetophyceae |
| Order: | Coleochaetales Chadefaud[2] |
| Family: | Coleochaetaceae Nägeli[1] |
| Genera[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b c Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Coleochaetaceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Coleochaetales". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- ^ "Life History and Ecology of the Coleochaetales".
- ^ Becker, B.; Marin, B. (2009). "Streptophyte algae and the origin of embryophytes". Annals of Botany. 103 (7): 999–1004. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp044. PMC 2707909. PMID 19273476.
- ^ Leliaert, Frederik; Verbruggen, Heroen; Zechman, Frederick W. (2011). "Into the deep: New discoveries at the base of the green plant phylogeny". BioEssays. 33 (9): 683–692. doi:10.1002/bies.201100035. ISSN 0265-9247. PMID 21744372.
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