What is "charales"

Charales \Charales\ n. a small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis; the stoneworts.

Syn: order Charales.

Charales is an order of freshwater green algae in the division Charophyta commonly known as "stoneworts". Linnaeus established the genus Chara in 1753.

Charales (genus Chirostoma) is a small fish (6 to 12 cm) found in Mexico.