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Chlorophyta

(Encyclopedia)Chlorophyta klōrŏfˈətə [key], phylum (division) of the kingdom Protista consisting of the photosynthetic organisms commonly known as green algae. The organisms are largely aquatic or marine. The ...

stonewort

(Encyclopedia)stonewort: see Chlorophyta.

desmid

(Encyclopedia)desmid, a protist of the class Charophyceae (see Chlorophyta). ...

green algae

(Encyclopedia)green algae: see algae; Chlorophyta. ...

sea lettuce

(Encyclopedia)sea lettuce, common name for algal species of the genus Ulva. See seaweed; Chlorophyta. ...

Euglenophyta

(Encyclopedia)Euglenophyta yo͞oˌglənŏfˈətə [key], small phylum (division) of the kingdom Protista, consisting of mostly unicellular aquatic algae. Most live in freshwater; many have flagella and are motile. ...

algae

(Encyclopedia)algae ălˈjē [key] [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plan...

seaweed

(Encyclopedia)seaweed, name commonly used for the multicellular marine algae. Simpler forms, consisting of one cell (e.g., the diatom) or of a few cells, are not generally called seaweeds; these tiny plants help to...

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