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Family: Characeae



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217 species (see list below)
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Aclistochara brevis
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Aclistochara datongheensis
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Aclistochara faceta
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Aclistochara firma
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Aclistochara fortis
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Aclistochara gulistanica
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Aclistochara hongguensis
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Aclistochara huangshuiensis
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Aclistochara jimusaerensis
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Aclistochara lianmuxinensis
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Aclistochara longiconica
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Aclistochara longiformis
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Aclistochara lufengensis
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Aclistochara maxima
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Aclistochara nuguishanensis
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Aclistochara platyglobata
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Aclistochara poculiformis
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Aclistochara shanchengensis
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Aclistochara shiwanensis
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Aclistochara stellerides
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Aclistochara subquadrularia
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Aclistochara truncata
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Aclistochara umbonata
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Aclistochara urniformis
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Aclistochara usitata
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Aclistochara wangii
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Aclistochara xiangtangensis
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Aclistochara yunnanensis
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Amblyochara brevis
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Amblyochara producta
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Amphorochara grambastii
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Chara alopecuroidea var. alopecuroidea
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Chara aspera
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Chara aspera var. aspera
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Chara australis subsp. australis
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Chara australis var. australis
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Chara baltica
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Chara baueri
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Chara biformis
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Chara braunii
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Chara braunii var. braunii
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Chara canescens
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Chara connivens
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Chara corallina
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Chara denudata
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Chara ecklonii
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Chara ecklonii var. ecklonii
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Chara fibrosa
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Chara fragilifera
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Chara fragilis var. fragilis
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Chara galioides
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Chara globularis
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Chara globularis var. globularis
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Chara hispida
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Chara hookeri
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Chara horrida
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Chara imperfecta
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Chara intermedia
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Chara leptopitys
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Chara muscosa
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Chara rudis
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Chara rusbyana
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Chara scoparia var. scoparia
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Chara setosa
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Chara tomentosa
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Chara virgata
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Chara vulgaris
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Chara zeylanica
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Charites angustior
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Charites bangueshanensis
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Charites gigantofusiformis
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Charites guanpingensis
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Charites longiconica
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Charites parvula
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Charites siwalikus
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Charites tenuis
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Charites xiagouensis
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Charites yangtzensis
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Croftiella lii
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Gobichara deserta
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Grambastichara yuntaishanensis var. yuntaishanensis
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Grovesichara changzhouensis
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Grovesichara minheensis
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Gyrogona crassinodosa
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Gyrogona huajiazhuangensis
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Gyrogona hubeiensis
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Gyrogona problematica
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Gyrogona qianjiangica
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Gyrogona xindianensis
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Harrisichara bressonii subsp. bressonii
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Harrisichara denticulata
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Harrisichara honghuensis
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Harrisichara margaritata
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Harrisichara monspeliensis
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Harrisichara paracylindrica
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Harrisichara saportae
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Harrisichara stipitata
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Hornichara leduensis
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Hornichara yiduensis
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Lamprothamnium macropogon
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Lamprothamnium papulosum
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Lamprothamnus alopecuroides var. alopecuroides
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Latochara curtula
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Latochara cylindrica
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Latochara qinshuiheensis
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Latochara shiheziensis
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Latochara sphaerica
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Latochara yuananensis
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Maedleriella angusta
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Maedlerisphaera chinensis
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Maedlerisphaera globula
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Maedlerisphaera jiadianensis
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Maedlerisphaera leduensis
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Mesochara xuanziensis subsp. xuanziensis
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Microchara cristata
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Microchara leiocarpa
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Multispirochara subovalis
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Nemegtichara brevicylindrica
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Nemegtichara brevis
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Nemegtichara latiovalis
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Neochara dangyangica
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Neochara gaochunensis
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Neochara huananensis
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Nitella acuminata
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Nitella axillaris
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Nitella confervacea
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Nitella cristata
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Nitella diffusa
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Nitella flexilis
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Nitella flexilis var. flexilis
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Nitella furcata
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Nitella gelatinifera var. gelatinifera
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Nitella gelatinosa var. gelatinosa
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Nitella gloeostachys var. gloeostachys
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Nitella gracilens
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Nitella haagenii
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Nitella heterophylla
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Nitella hyalina
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Nitella ignescens
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Nitella imahorii
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Nitella leonhardii
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Nitella leptostachys
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Nitella moniliformis
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Nitella monopodiata
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Nitella moriokae
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Nitella mucronata
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Nitella mucronata var. mucronata
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Nitella myriotricha
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Nitella oligospira var. oligospira
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Nitella penicillata
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Nitella polycephala
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Nitella praelonga
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Nitella pseudoflabellata
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Nitella pulchella
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Nitella sonderi
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Nitella spanioclema
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Nitella spiciformis
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Nitella stuartii
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Nitella subtilissima
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Nitella tasmanica
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Nitella tenuissima
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Nitella translucens
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Nitella tumida
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Nitella ungula
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Nitella verticillata var. verticillata
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Nitella woodii
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Nodosochara specialis
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Obtusochara honghuensis
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Obtusochara jianglingensis
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Obtusochara luodianensis
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Obtusochara songheensis
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Obtusochara sphericovalis
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Obtusochara subparallelos
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Obtusochara tenuiconica
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Peckichara cancellata
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Peckichara dangyangensis
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Peckichara gejiajiensis
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Peckichara paomagangensis
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Peckichara pectinata
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Peckichara sertulata
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Peckichara zhijiangensis
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Peckichara zoumalingensis
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Piriformachara gumudiensis
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Piriformachara tuguluensis
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Platychara caudata
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Platychara grambasti
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Raskyaechara bellatula
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Raskyaechara elegana
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Raskyaechara jucunda
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Raskyaechara purniagiriensis
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Raskyaechara subcylindrica
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Raskyaechara tangyinensis
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Sphaerochara biambonaria
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Sphaerochara bicarinata
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Sphaerochara convexa
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Sphaerochara kuitunensis
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Sphaerochara magna
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Sphaerochara minheensis
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Sphaerochara minuscula
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Sphaerochara rugulosa
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Sphaerochara subquadrata
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Sphaerochara yangii
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Stephanochara acris
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Stephanochara fortis
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Stephanochara jingmenensis
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Tectochara doliumis
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Tectochara fusiformis
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Tectochara lii
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Tectochara morulosa
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Tectochara thaleri subsp. thaleri
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Tectochara wangdianensis
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Tolypella glomerata
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Tolypella hispanica
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Tolypella intricata
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Tolypella intricata var. intricata
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Tolypella nidifica
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Tolypella prolifera
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aclistochara brevis
Aclistochara datongheensis
Aclistochara faceta
Aclistochara firma
Aclistochara fortis
Aclistochara gulistanica
Aclistochara hongguensis
Aclistochara huangshuiensis
Aclistochara jimusaerensis
Aclistochara lianmuxinensis
Aclistochara longiconica
Aclistochara longiformis
Aclistochara lufengensis
Aclistochara maxima
Aclistochara nuguishanensis
Aclistochara platyglobata
Aclistochara poculiformis
Aclistochara shanchengensis
Aclistochara shiwanensis
Aclistochara stellerides
Aclistochara subquadrularia
Aclistochara truncata
Aclistochara umbonata
Aclistochara urniformis
Aclistochara usitata
Aclistochara wangii
Aclistochara xiangtangensis
Aclistochara yunnanensis
Amblyochara brevis
Amblyochara producta
Amphorochara grambastii
Chara alopecuroidea var. alopecuroidea
Chara aspera
Chara aspera var. aspera
Chara australis subsp. australis
Chara australis var. australis
Chara baltica
Chara baueri
Chara biformis
Chara braunii
Chara braunii var. braunii
Chara canescens
Chara connivens
Chara corallina
Chara denudata
Chara ecklonii
Chara ecklonii var. ecklonii
Chara fibrosa
Chara fragilifera
Chara fragilis var. fragilis
Chara galioides
Chara globularis
Chara globularis var. globularis
Chara hispida
Chara hookeri
Chara horrida Northeast Atlantic
Chara imperfecta Northeast Atlantic
Chara intermedia Northeast Atlantic
Chara leptopitys Northeast Atlantic
Chara muscosa Northeast Atlantic
Chara rudis Northeast Atlantic
Chara rusbyana Northeast Atlantic
Chara scoparia var. scoparia Northeast Atlantic
Chara setosa Northeast Atlantic
Chara tomentosa Northeast Atlantic
Chara virgata Northeast Atlantic
Chara vulgaris Northeast Atlantic
Chara zeylanica Northeast Atlantic
Charites angustior Northeast Atlantic
Charites bangueshanensis Northeast Atlantic
Charites gigantofusiformis Northeast Atlantic
Charites guanpingensis Northeast Atlantic
Charites longiconica Northeast Atlantic
Charites parvula Northeast Atlantic
Charites siwalikus Northeast Atlantic
Charites tenuis Northeast Atlantic
Charites xiagouensis Northeast Atlantic
Charites yangtzensis Northeast Atlantic
Croftiella lii Northeast Atlantic
Gobichara deserta Northeast Atlantic
Grambastichara yuntaishanensis var. yuntaishanensis Northeast Atlantic
Grovesichara changzhouensis Northeast Atlantic
Grovesichara minheensis Northeast Atlantic
Gyrogona crassinodosa Northeast Atlantic
Gyrogona huajiazhuangensis Northeast Atlantic
Gyrogona hubeiensis Northeast Atlantic
Gyrogona problematica Northeast Atlantic
Gyrogona qianjiangica Northeast Atlantic
Gyrogona xindianensis Northeast Atlantic
Harrisichara bressonii subsp. bressonii Northeast Atlantic
Harrisichara denticulata Northeast Atlantic
Harrisichara honghuensis Northeast Atlantic
Harrisichara margaritata Northeast Atlantic
Harrisichara monspeliensis Northeast Atlantic
Harrisichara paracylindrica Northeast Atlantic
Harrisichara saportae Northeast Atlantic
Harrisichara stipitata Northeast Atlantic
Hornichara leduensis Northeast Atlantic
Hornichara yiduensis Northeast Atlantic
Lamprothamnium macropogon Northeast Atlantic
Lamprothamnium papulosum Northeast Atlantic
Lamprothamnus alopecuroides var. alopecuroides Northeast Atlantic
Latochara curtula Northeast Atlantic
Latochara cylindrica Northeast Atlantic
Latochara qinshuiheensis Northeast Atlantic
Latochara shiheziensis Northeast Atlantic
Latochara sphaerica Northeast Atlantic
Latochara yuananensis Northeast Atlantic
Maedleriella angusta Northeast Atlantic
Maedlerisphaera chinensis Northeast Atlantic
Maedlerisphaera globula Northeast Atlantic
Maedlerisphaera jiadianensis Northeast Atlantic
Maedlerisphaera leduensis Northeast Atlantic
Mesochara xuanziensis subsp. xuanziensis Northeast Atlantic
Microchara cristata Northeast Atlantic
Microchara leiocarpa Northeast Atlantic
Multispirochara subovalis Northeast Atlantic
Nemegtichara brevicylindrica Northeast Atlantic
Nemegtichara brevis Northeast Atlantic
Nemegtichara latiovalis Northeast Atlantic
Neochara dangyangica Northeast Atlantic
Neochara gaochunensis Northeast Atlantic
Neochara huananensis Northeast Atlantic
Nitella acuminata Northeast Atlantic
Nitella axillaris Northeast Atlantic
Nitella confervacea Northeast Atlantic
Nitella cristata Northeast Atlantic
Nitella diffusa Northeast Atlantic
Nitella flexilis Northeast Atlantic
Nitella flexilis var. flexilis Northeast Atlantic
Nitella furcata Northeast Atlantic
Nitella gelatinifera var. gelatinifera Northeast Atlantic
Nitella gelatinosa var. gelatinosa Northeast Atlantic
Nitella gloeostachys var. gloeostachys Northeast Atlantic
Nitella gracilens Northeast Atlantic
Nitella haagenii Northeast Atlantic
Nitella heterophylla Northeast Atlantic
Nitella hyalina Northeast Atlantic
Nitella ignescens Northeast Atlantic
Nitella imahorii Northeast Atlantic
Nitella leonhardii Northeast Atlantic
Nitella leptostachys Northeast Atlantic
Nitella moniliformis Northeast Atlantic
Nitella monopodiata Northeast Atlantic
Nitella moriokae Northeast Atlantic
Nitella mucronata Northeast Atlantic
Nitella mucronata var. mucronata Northeast Atlantic
Nitella myriotricha Northeast Atlantic
Nitella oligospira var. oligospira Northeast Atlantic
Nitella penicillata Northeast Atlantic
Nitella polycephala Northeast Atlantic
Nitella praelonga Northeast Atlantic
Nitella pseudoflabellata Northeast Atlantic
Nitella pulchella Northeast Atlantic
Nitella sonderi Northeast Atlantic
Nitella spanioclema Northeast Atlantic
Nitella spiciformis Northeast Atlantic
Nitella stuartii Northeast Atlantic
Nitella subtilissima Northeast Atlantic
Nitella tasmanica Northeast Atlantic
Nitella tenuissima Northeast Atlantic
Nitella translucens Northeast Atlantic
Nitella tumida Northeast Atlantic
Nitella ungula Northeast Atlantic
Nitella verticillata var. verticillata Northeast Atlantic
Nitella woodii Northeast Atlantic
Nodosochara specialis Northeast Atlantic
Obtusochara honghuensis Northeast Atlantic
Obtusochara jianglingensis Northeast Atlantic
Obtusochara luodianensis Northeast Atlantic
Obtusochara songheensis Northeast Atlantic
Obtusochara sphericovalis Northeast Atlantic
Obtusochara subparallelos Northeast Atlantic
Obtusochara tenuiconica Northeast Atlantic
Peckichara cancellata Northeast Atlantic
Peckichara dangyangensis Northeast Atlantic
Peckichara gejiajiensis Northeast Atlantic
Peckichara paomagangensis Northeast Atlantic
Peckichara pectinata Northeast Atlantic
Peckichara sertulata Northeast Atlantic
Peckichara zhijiangensis Northeast Atlantic
Peckichara zoumalingensis Northeast Atlantic
Piriformachara gumudiensis Northeast Atlantic
Piriformachara tuguluensis Northeast Atlantic
Platychara caudata Northeast Atlantic
Platychara grambasti Northeast Atlantic
Raskyaechara bellatula Northeast Atlantic
Raskyaechara elegana Northeast Atlantic
Raskyaechara jucunda Northeast Atlantic
Raskyaechara purniagiriensis Northeast Atlantic
Raskyaechara subcylindrica Northeast Atlantic
Raskyaechara tangyinensis Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara biambonaria Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara bicarinata Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara convexa Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara kuitunensis Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara magna Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara minheensis Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara minuscula Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara rugulosa Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara subquadrata Northeast Atlantic
Sphaerochara yangii Northeast Atlantic
Stephanochara acris Northeast Atlantic
Stephanochara fortis Northeast Atlantic
Stephanochara jingmenensis Northeast Atlantic
Tectochara doliumis Northeast Atlantic
Tectochara fusiformis Northeast Atlantic
Tectochara lii Northeast Atlantic
Tectochara morulosa Northeast Atlantic
Tectochara thaleri subsp. thaleri Northeast Atlantic
Tectochara wangdianensis Northeast Atlantic
Tolypella glomerata Northeast Atlantic
Tolypella hispanica Northeast Atlantic
Tolypella intricata Northeast Atlantic
Tolypella intricata var. intricata Northeast Atlantic
Tolypella nidifica Northeast Atlantic
Tolypella prolifera Northeast Atlantic



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