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... > Biological Phenomena > Ecological and Environmental Phenomena > Environment > Saline Waters > Seawater > Oceans and Seas > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton > Microalgae
... > Environment and Public Health > Environment > Saline Waters > Seawater > Oceans and Seas > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton > Microalgae
... > Geographic Locations > Oceans and Seas > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton > Microalgae
... > Physical Phenomena > Geological Phenomena > Oceans and Seas > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton > Microalgae
Organism Forms > Aquatic Organisms > Plankton > Phytoplankton > Microalgae

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Microalgae  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A non-taxonomic term for unicellular microscopic algae which are found in both freshwater and marine environments. Some authors consider DIATOMS; CYANOBACTERIA; HAPTOPHYTA; and DINOFLAGELLATES as part of microalgae, even though they are not algae.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Microphytes

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