CHARACEAE S.F. gray, 1821
(stoneworts)

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Genus 3 subtaxa 85 images
Genus 3 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyCHARACEAE (stoneworts)
OrderCHARALES (stoneworts)
ClassCHAROPHYCEAE (stoneworts)
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Allen, G.O. 1950 *** British Stoneworts (Charophyta) ***(Superseded) 52pp, Haslemere Natural History Society
Brightman, F.H. & Nicholson, B.E. 1966 The Oxford Book of Flowerless Plants The Oxford Books, 208pp, Oxford University Press
Groves, J. & Bullock-Webster, G.R. 1920 *** The British Charophyta ***(Superseded) Vols 102 & 109, 141+22 Platespp, The Ray Society, London
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest
() Moore, J.A. 1986 Charophytes of Great Britain and Ireland BSBI Handbooks, No 5, 140pp, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)
() Mouronval, J.B., Baudouin, S., Borel, N., Soulie-Marsche, I., Klesczewski, M. & Grillas, P. 2015 Guide des Characées de France méditerranéenne Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage
() Stewart, N. 2010 Key to common species of stonewort

CHARACEAE (stoneworts) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for CHARACEAE (stoneworts)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for CHARACEAE (stoneworts)
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