Characiaceae
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Division:Chlorophyta
Class:Chlorophyceae
Order:Sphaeropleales
Family:Characiaceae
(Nägeli) Wittrock, 1872[1]
(Nägeli) Wittrock, 1872[1]
| Characiaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Characium hookeri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Sphaeropleales |
| Family: | Characiaceae (Nägeli) Wittrock, 1872[1] |
| Genera | |
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Characiaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales.[1] It contains epiphytic or planktonic algae that are unicellular or colonial. The cells are heteropolar, with basal and apical ends having different shapes.[2] The daughter cells are often retained in the cell wall of the old mother cell, whose cell wall becomes gelatinized.[3]
