Streptophyta

Name

1. Streptophyta sensu stricto Jeffrey, 1967; Adl et al. 2012 [= Charales + Embryophyta]

Synonyms
- Streptophytina Lewis & McCourt, 2004

2. Streptophyta sensu lato Bremer, 1985; Sitte et al., 2002; de Reviers, 2002; Leliaert et al. 2012; Ruggiero et al., 2015 [= Charales + other green algae + Embryophyta]

Synonyms
- Charophyta Lewis & McCourt, 2004; Karol et al. 2009
- Streptobionta Kenrick & Crane, 1997

Classifications

Jeffrey (1967)

Jeffrey, C. The origin and differentiation of the Archegoniate land plants: A second contribution. Kew Bull. 21, 335-349 (1967).

Streptophyta
- Charales
- Embryophyta

Sitte et al. (2002)

Sitte, P., Weiler, E.W., Kadereit, J.W., Bresinsky, A., Körner, C. (2002): Strasburger – Lehrbuch der Botanik. 35. Aufl. Spektrum/Gustav Fischer, [1].

"Pflanzen"

Eucarya p.p.
- Chlorobionta
  - Chlorophyta
  - Streptophyta

Reviers (2002-2003)

Reviers, B. de (2002-2003). Biologie et phylogénie des algues. Tome 1, 352 p. Tome 2, 255 p. Paris: Belin.

[Note: (*) indicates divisions and classes classified as “algae” at a given time; some non-algal groups not listed]

Eukaryota

Regnum Plantae (or Primoplastobiota)
- Subregnum Glaucobionta
  - Divisio, phylum Glaucophyta (or Glaucocystophyta) (*)
- Subregnum Rhodobionta
  - Divisio, phylum Rhodophyta (*)
- Subregnum Viridiplantae (or Chlorobionta)
  - Branch of Chlorophyta (*)
    - Classis “Prasinophyceae” (paraphyletic) (*)
    - Classis Pedinophyceae (*)
    - Classis “Ulvophyceae” lato sensu (paraphyletic) (*)
    - Classis Chlorophyceae stricto sensu (*)
    - Classis Trebouxiophyceae (*)
  - Branch of Streptophyta
    - “Streptophycophytes” (paraphyletic)
      - Classis Mesostigmatophyceae (*)
      - Classis Zygnematophyceae (*)
      - Classis Chlorokybophyceae (*)
      - Classis Klebsormidiophyceae (*)
      - Classis Coleochaetophyceae (*)
      - Classis Charophyceae (*)
    - Embryophyta (extant classes)

Lewis & McCourt (2004)

Lewis, L.A. & McCourt, R.M. 2004. Green algae and the origin of land plants. American Journal of Botany 91(10): 1535–1556. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.10.1535 Reference page.

Division Charophyta (charophyte algae and embryophytes)
- Class Mesostigmatophyceae (mesostigmatophytes)
- Class Chlorokybophyceae (chlorokybophytes)
- Class Klebsormidiophyceae (klebsormidiophytes)
- Class Zygnemophyceae (conjugates)
  - Order Zygnematales (ﬁlamentous conjugates and saccoderm desmids)
  - Order Desmidiales (placoderm desmids)
- Class Coleochaetophyceae (coleochaetophytes)
  - Order Coleochaetales
- Subdivision Streptophytina
  - Class Charophyceae (reverts to use of GM Smith)
    - Order Charales (charophytes sensu stricto)
  - Class Embryophyceae (embryophytes)

Leliaert et al. (2012)

Leliaert, F., Smith, D.R., Moreau, H., Herron, M.D., Verbruggen, H., Delwiche, C.F. & De Clerck, O. 2012. Phylogeny and molecular evolution of the green algae. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 31(1): 1–46. DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2011.615705 PDF Reference page.

Viridiplantae
- Chlorophyta
- Streptophyta
  - charophytes
  - Embryophyta (land plants)

Adl et al. (2012)

Adl, S.M., Simpson, A.G.B., Lane, C.E., Lukeš, J., Bass, D., Bowser, S.S., Brown, M.W., Burki, F., Dunthorn, M., Hampl, V., Heiss, A., Hoppenrath, M., Lara, E., Le Gall, L., Lynn, D.H., McManus, H., Mitchell, E.A.D., Mozley-Stanridge, S.E., Parfrey, L.W., Pawlowski, J., Rueckert, S., Shadwick, L., Schoch, C.L., Smirnow, A. & Spiegel, F.W. 2012. The revised classification of eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 59(5): 429–514. DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00644.x . [Erratum: 60(3): 321. DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12033 .] Reference page.

Eukaryota

Archaeplastida Adl et al. 2005
- Glaucophyta Skuja 1954 (Glaucocystophyta Kies & Kremer 1986)
- Rhodophyceae Thuret 1855, emend. Rabenhorst 1863 (Rhodophyta Wettstein 1901, Rhodoplantae Saunders & Hommersand 2004) emend. Adl et al. 2005
- Chloroplastida Adl et al. 2005 (Viridiplantae Cavalier-Smith 1981)
  - Chlorophyta Pascher 1914, emend. Lewis & McCourt 2004
  - Charophyta Migula 1897, emend. Karol et al. 2009 (Charophyceae Smith 1938, Mattox & Stewart 1984)
    - Chlorokybus Geitler 1942 (Chlorokybophyceae Lewis & McCourt 2004) (M)
    - Mesostigma Lauterborn 1894 (Mesostigmatophyceae Marin & Melkonian 1999, emend. Lewis & McCourt 2004; Mesostigmata Turmel et al. 2002) (M)
    - Klebsormidiophyceae van den Hoek et al. 1995
    - Phragmoplastophyta Lecointre & Guyander 2006
      - Zygnematophyceae van den Hoek et al. 1995, emend. Hall et al. 2009
      - Coleochaetophyceae Jeffrey 1982
      - Streptophyta Jeffrey 1967
        Charophyceae Smith 1938, emend. Karol et al. 2009 (Charales Lindley 1836; Charophytae Engler 1887)
        
        Embryophyta Engler 1886, emend. Lewis & McCourt 2004 (Cormophyta Endlicher 1836; Plantae Haeckel 1866)

[Notes: M, monotypic group with only one described species; P, paraphyletic group; R, ribogroup assembled from phylogenetic studies.]

Ruggiero et al. (2015)

Ruggiero, M.A., Gordon, D.P., Orrell, T.M., Bailly, N., Bourgoin, T., Brusca, R.C., Cavalier-Smith, T., Guiry, M. D. & Kirk, P. M. (2015). A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248, [2].

Superkingdom Eukaryota
- Kingdom Plantae [= Archaeplastida]
  - Subkingdom Biliphyta
    - Phylum Glaucophyta
      - Class Glaucophyceae
        Order Glaucocystales
    - Phylum Rhodophyta
  - Subkingdom Viridiplantae
    - Infrakingdom Chlorophyta
    - Infrakingdom Streptophyta
      - Superphylum Charophyta
        Phylum Charophyta
        Class Charophyceae
        Order Charales
        
        Class Chlorokybophyceae
        Order Chlorokybales
        
        Class Coleochaetophyceae
        Order Chaetosphaeridiales
        
        Order Coleochaetales
        
        Class Conjugatophyceae [= Zygnematophyceae]
        Order Desmidiales
        
        Order Zygnematales
        
        Class Klebsormidiophyceae
        Order Klebsormidiales
        
        Class Mesostigmatophyceae
        Order Mesostigmatales
      - Superphylum Embryophyta
        Phylum Anthocerotophyta
        
        Phylum Bryophyta
        
        Phylum Marchantiophyta
        
        Phylum Tracheophyta