Streptophytina
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Streptophytina is formally a subdivision or subphylum (but sometimes used at the division level, where more appropriate would be the use of the term Streptophyta, see below) which contains two classes: Charophyceae, containing the Charales order (Charophytes sensu stricto); and Embryophyceae, which contains the embryophytes (land plants, bryophytes and vascular plants).
The term Streptophyta, formally a term for a division or phylum, is also used to indicate a subkingdom and used to include land plants (embryophytes) as well as several orders of green algae (Class Charophyceae) previously included in the Division Charophyta. More info on http://tolweb.org/Green_plants/2382
[edit] References
Bremer, K. (1985) Summary of green plant phylogeny and classification. Cladistics 1:369-385.
Lewis, L.A, McCourt, R.M. (2004) Green algae and the origin of land plants. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 91 (10): 1535-1556 OCT.
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