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Eukaryota > Stramenopiles

Preferred term

Stramenopiles  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A common name (but used formally) for a group of organisms that are mostly kinds of algae including BACILLARIOPHYTA; OOMYCETES; PHAEOPHYCEAE; and CHRYSOPHYCEAE. They all contain CHLOROPLASTS that are thought to have been derived from the endosymbiosis of ancient RED ALGAE.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Heterokonts
  • txid33634

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TGHQCN5M-8

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