Download or read book Charophytes: Evolutionary Ancestors of Plants and Emerging Models for Plant Research written by David S. Domozych and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The charophytes are the group of green algae that are anestral and most closely related to land plants. Today, these organisms are not only important in evoutionary studies but have become outstanding model organisms for plant research.