“…Modern charophytes are typical inhabitants of freshwater (non‐marine) environments, but a few can tolerate some salinity, though they are not suited to grow in an open marine environment (Schubert, Marquardt, Schories, & Blindow, 2015; Vicente et al, 2019; Vicente, Expósito, et al, 2016; Vicente, Villalba‐Breva, et al, 2016; Villalba‐Breva & Martín‐Closas, 2011, 2013). They flourish in almost all inland waters, particularly in slow‐flowing rivers and streams, and lake and pond bottoms (temporary and permanent), and are able to live in sand and silt substrates, and marl‐rich lacustrine environments (Barbosa, Lefler, Berthold, & Laughinghouse, 2021).…”