PaleoDB taxon number: 55110
Parent taxon: Chloroplastida according to S. M. Adl et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Chlorodendrales, Chlorophyta, Mesostigma, Prasinophytae
Subtaxa: Altochara, Brachychara, Catillochara, Characeites, Charites, Charophyceae, Chovanella, Clavatorites, Clypeator, Croftiella, Cuneatochara, Diectochara, Echinochara, Eochara, Flabellochara, Grambastichara, Gyrogonites, Harrisichara, Hornichara, Karpinskya, Kosmogyrina, Latochara, Leonardosia, Luichara, Lychnothamnites, Maedlerisphaera, Maslovichara, Moellerina, Nitellites, Nodosochara, Nodosoclavator, Palaeochara, Palaeochondrites, Peckisphaera, Perimneste, Platychara, Praechara, Psilochara, Rantzieniella, Raskyaechara, Raskyella, Rhabdochara, Saportanella, Septorella, Stellatochara, Stenochara, Stomochara, Tectochara