division Chrysophyta

division Chrysophyta
noun
mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta
Syn: ↑Chrysophyta
Hypernyms: ↑division
Member Holonyms: ↑Protoctista, ↑kingdom Protoctista
Member Meronyms:

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  • Chrysophyta — n. a division of mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow green and golden brown algae and diatoms, including the Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some some classification …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Chrysophyta — noun mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow green and golden brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed …   Useful english dictionary

  • division Heterokontophyta — noun algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications • Syn: ↑Heterokontophyta • Hypernyms: ↑division • Member Holonyms: ↑Protoctista, ↑kingdom Protoctista …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chrysophyta — Chrysophyceae Chrysophycées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chrysophyta — (= Chrysophyceae: golden algae) Division or Class of algae, coloured golden brown due to high levels of the xanthophyll, fucoxanthin. Mostly single celled or colonial. Also call Chrysomonadida by protozoologists …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • yellow-green algae — noun any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment • Hypernyms: ↑alga, ↑algae • Hyponyms: ↑conferva • Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysophyta, ↑division Chrysophyta * * * Biol …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bacillariophyceae — noun marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms • Syn: ↑class Bacillariophyceae, ↑Diatomophyceae, ↑class Diatomophyceae • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysophyta, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chrysophyceae — noun all the yellow green algae having flagella of unequal length • Syn: ↑class Chrysophyceae, ↑Heterokontae, ↑class Heterokontae • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysophyta, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Xanthophyceae — noun yellow green algae • Syn: ↑class Xanthophyceae • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chrysophyta, ↑division Chrysophyta * * * ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfīsēˌē noun plural …   Useful english dictionary

  • kingdom Protoctista — noun in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct… …   Useful english dictionary

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