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 | | The orders outside the Chlorophyta are often grouped as the division Charophyta, which is (Click link for more info and facts about paraphyletic) paraphyletic to higher plants, together comprising the Streptophyta. |
 | | Sometimes the Charophyta is restricted to the Charales, and a division Gamophyta is introduced for the Zygnematales and Desmidales. |
 | | In older systems the Chlorophyta may be taken to include all the green algae, but taken as above they appear to form a monophyletic group. |
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