The form of charophytes is quite different from those of reds and browns, because they have distinct nodes, separated by internode 'stems'; whorls of branches reminiscent of the horsetails occur at the nodes.
ðə fˈɔːɹm ʌv tʃˈæɹəfˌaɪts ɪz kwˈaɪt dˈɪfɹənt fɹʌm ðoʊz ʌv ɹˈɛdz ænd bɹˈaʊnz, bɪkˈʌz ðeɪ hæv dɪstˈɪŋkt nˈoʊdz, sˈɛpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ˌɪntɚnˈoʊd stˈɛmz; wˈoːɹlz ʌv bɹˈæntʃᵻz ɹˌɛmᵻnˈɪsənt ʌvðə hˈɔːɹsteɪlz əkˈɜːɹ æt ðə nˈoʊdz.