Definition: A group (or class) of aquatic plants, including the streptophyte algae, that are the closest relatives to land plants (EMBRYOPHYTA).
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ExamplesCharaceae; Desmidiales; Zygnematales
Other names Charophyte; Stoneworts; Charophyta; Charales; Charophytes
