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nounlower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae
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Definition that contains rhodophyta
- protoctista 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 from plants and animals
- rhodophyceae coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae
- class rhodophyceae coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae
- kingdom protoctista 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 from plants and animals