De familie Characiaceae (Nägeli) Wittrock kent 21 geslachten.
| Acrochasma Korshikov | Chloroplana Hollerbach | Lambertia Korshikov |
| Actidesmium Reinsch | Craniocystis Korshikov | Lanceola F.Hindák |
| Ankyra Fott | Deuterocharacium Petrý | Marthea Pascher |
| Bicuspidellopsis Korshikov | Fernandinella Chodat | Pseudoschroederia Hegewald & Schnepf |
| Characiella Schmidle | Filarszkia Korshikov | Pulvinococcus Tschermak |
| Characiellopsis M.O.P.Iyengar | Hydrocytium A.Braun | Sykidion E.P.Wright |
| Characium A. Braun | Korshikoviella P.C.Silva | Tetraciella Pascher & Petrová |
