Chlorophytina
Clade of algae
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Chlorophytina is a subphylum within Chlorophyta and includes five classes.[2][3] It contains the more well-known green algae and is characterized by the presence of phycoplasts.
Division:Chlorophyta
Subdivision:Chlorophytina
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| Composite image to illustrate the diversity of Chlorophytina. Top left: Ulva. Top right: Caulerpa. Bottom left: Bornetella. Bottom right: Dictyosphaeria. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Subdivision: | Chlorophytina |
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Taxonomy
Below is a consensus reconstruction of green algal relationships, mainly based on molecular data. Molecular phylogenies do not always agree on the position of species within Pedinophyceae.[4][5][6]
| Viridiplantae |
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| (green algae and land plants) |