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nounprimitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
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Definition that contains algae
- division heterokontophyta algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications
- confervoid algae algae resembling confervae especially in having branching filaments
- heterokontophyta algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications
- chlorophyte algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water
- chlorophyceae algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments
- brown algae algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
- green algae algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water
- class chlorophyceae algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments
- golden algae algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll