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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...coralline algae
(Encyclopedia)coralline algae: see Rhodophyta. ...green algae
(Encyclopedia)green algae: see algae; Chlorophyta. ...brown algae
(Encyclopedia)brown algae: see Phaeophyta.red algae
(Encyclopedia)red algae: see seaweed; Rhodophyta. ...blue-green algae
(Encyclopedia)blue-green algae, popular name for those microorganisms that are now more properly called cyanobacteria. ...Rhodophyta
(Encyclopedia)Rhodophyta rōdŏfˈətə [key], phylum (division) of the kingdom Protista consisting of the photosynthetic organisms commonly known as red algae. Most of the world's seaweeds belong to this group. Me...Phaeophyta
(Encyclopedia)Phaeophyta fēŏfˈətə [key], phylum (division) of the kingdom Protista consisting of those organisms commonly called brown algae. Many of the world's familiar seaweeds are members of Phaeophyta. Th...pond scum
(Encyclopedia)pond scum, accumulation of floating green algae on the surface of stagnant or slowly moving waters, such as ponds and reservoirs. One of the commonest forms is Spirogyra. ...Chrysophyta
(Encyclopedia)Chrysophyta krəsŏfˈətə [key], phylum (division) of unicellular marine or freshwater organisms of the kingdom Protista consisting of the diatoms (class Bacillariophyceae), the golden, or golden-br...Browse by Subject
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