| Contains | Acinaria   Aclistochara   Acutochara   Amblyochara   Amphorochara   Chara Linnaeus  Charina   Charites   Charopsis   Clavatoraxis   Croftiella   Gobichara   Grambastichara   Grovesichara   Gyrogona   Harrisichara   Hornichara   Lamprothamnium   Latochara   Leonardosia   Lychnothamnus   Maedleriella   Maedlerisphaera   Mesochara   Microchara   Multispirochara   Nemegtichara   Neochara   Nitella C. Agardh  Nitellites   Nitellopsis   Nodosochara   Obtusochara   Peckichara   Peckisphaera   Piriformachara   Platychara   Protochara   Raskyaechara   Sphaerochara   Stephanochara   Sycidium   Tectochara   Tolypella (A. Braun) A. Braun  Triclypella   Wangichara    |