Charophyta
E910044
Charophyta is a division of green algae comprising primarily freshwater, often complex multicellular forms that are closely related to the ancestors of land plants.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
division of algae
ⓘ
green algae ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup |
green plants
ⓘ
streptophytes ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| cellularity |
multicellular
ⓘ
unicellular forms present ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | cellulose ⓘ |
| chloroplastOrigin | primary endosymbiosis ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | land plants ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Chlorophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide in suitable freshwater habitats ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
habitat providers for aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
primary producers in freshwater ecosystems ⓘ |
| evolutionarySignificance | closest algal relatives of land plants ⓘ |
| flagellaType | asymmetric flagellated sperm in some groups ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | present since at least the Silurian period ⓘ |
| habitat |
brackish water
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ |
| includes |
Charales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coleochaetales NERFINISHED ⓘ Desmidiales ⓘ Zygnematales NERFINISHED ⓘ Zygnematophyceae NERFINISHED ⓘ charophyte green algae ⓘ stoneworts ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Charophyta clade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Streptophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Viridiplantae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | haplontic life cycle ⓘ |
| morphology |
apical growth in some taxa
ⓘ
often complex thallus organization ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Chara
ⓘ
Closterium NERFINISHED ⓘ Coleochaete NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitella NERFINISHED ⓘ Spirogyra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPigment |
chlorophyll a
ⓘ
chlorophyll b ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Embryophyta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductionType |
asexual reproduction
ⓘ
sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchUse | model for studying plant terrestrialization ⓘ |
| sharesTraitWithLandPlants |
oogamy in some lineages
ⓘ
phragmoplast formation during cell division ⓘ plasmodesmata ⓘ similar chloroplast structure ⓘ |
| storesCarbonAs | starch ⓘ |
| taxonRank | division ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.