 chrysophyta |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) 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yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta | |
| Synonyms: | division_Chrysophyta | |
| Related terms: | division Protoctista Chrysophyceae Xanthophyceae Bacillariophyceae Heterotrichales yellow-green_algae golden_algae | |
| Similar spelling: |
Chrysophyceae Chrysophyllum chrysoprase Chrysopidae Chrysophrys chrysopid Chrysopsis chrysoberyl Chrysobalanus |
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