''Characium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

green algae The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...

in the family

Characiaceae Characiaceae is a family of green algae in the order Sphaeropleales. Genera , AlgaeBase accepted the following genera: *'' Acrochasma'' Korshikov – 1 species *'' Actidesmium'' Reinsch – 2 species *'' Bicuspidellopsis'' Korshikov – 1 specie ...

Species list

* '' C. acuminatum'' * '' C. ambiguum'' * '' C. angustum'' * '' C. astipitatum'' * '' C. braunii'' * '' C. bulgariense'' * '' C. cerassiforme'' * '' C. conicum'' * '' C. epipyxis'' * '' C. giganteum'' * '' C. groenlandicum'' * '' C. guttula'' * '' C. heteromorphum'' * '' C. limneticum'' * '' C. marinum'' * '' C. nasutum'' * '' C. obtusum'' * '' C. ornithocephalum'' * '' C. ovale'' * '' C. polymorphum'' * '' C. prodani'' * '' C. pseudopyriforme'' * '' C. pyriforme'' * '' C. rostratum'' * '' C. saccatum'' * '' C. sieboldii'' * '' C. strictum'' * '' C. substrictum'' * '' C. subulatum'' * '' C. tenue'' * '' C. terrestre'' * '' C. urnigerum'' * '' C. westianum''

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Sphaeropleales genera Sphaeropleales {{Chlorophyceae-stub