Are Green Algae a Clade?

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The Clade That Includes Both Green Algae and Embryophytes Is Monophyletic and Is Referred to as the Clade Viridiplantae Viridiplantae Viridiplantae (Literally...

Are Green Algae a Clade?

The clade that includes both green algae and embryophytes is monophyletic and is referred to as the clade Viridiplantae

Viridiplantae
Viridiplantae (literally "green plants") are a clade of eukaryotic organisms that comprise approximately 450,000–500,000 species and play important roles in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. ... Green algae traditionally excludes the land plants, rendering them a paraphyletic group.
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and as the kingdom Plantae. ... A few other organisms rely on green algae to conduct photosynthesis for them.

Why is green algae not a clade?

GREEN ALGAE. The Green Algae include a large, diverse assemblage of organisms. As presented here, they are all of the "green plants" that do not develop from embryos. As such they represent a grade of complexity rather than a taxonomic unit because they are not monophyletic.

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What is green algae classified?

The green algae are often classified in the Kingdom Plantae, based on two characteristics shared with higher plants: 1) green algae use chlorophyll a and b in photosynthesis; 2) the chloroplasts of green algae are enclosed in a double membrane.

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