Coleochaetaceae

Coleochaetaceae
Coleochaete sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Viridiplantae
(unranked): Charophyta
Class: Coleochaetophyceae
Order: Coleochaetales
Chadefaud[2]
Family: Coleochaetaceae
Nägeli[1]
Genera[1]

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.

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  2. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Coleochaetales". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
  3. ^ "Life History and Ecology of the Coleochaetales".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.