Charites Horn, 1959

Holotype species: Charites molassicus (E.W.Straub) Horn

Publication details: Horn, 1959: 57

Currently accepted name for the type species: Chara molassica E.W.Straub

Fossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-06-15 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chara.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as masculine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Feist, M., Grambast-Fessard, N., Guerlesquin, M., Karol, K., Lu, H., McCourt, R.M., Wang, Q. & Zhang, S. (2005). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Charophyta. Vol. B(1.1) pp. xvi, 170, 79 figures, 9 tables. Kansas: Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press.

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 March 2025