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Eukaryota > Stramenopiles > Phaeophyta

Preferred term

Phaeophyta  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A division of predominantly marine EUKARYOTA, commonly known as brown algae, having CHROMATOPHORES containing carotenoid PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL. ALGINATES and phlorotannins occur widely in all major orders. They are considered the most highly evolved algae because of their well-developed multicellular organization and structural complexity.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Algae, Brown
  • Brown Algae
  • Phaeophyceae
  • txid2870

In other languages

  • French

  • Algues brunes
  • Fucophycées
  • Phaeophyceae
  • Phaeophytes
  • Phéophycées
  • txid2870

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BWH3JBM4-6

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