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Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Chlorophyta

Preferred term

Chlorophyta  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A phylum of photosynthetic EUKARYOTA bearing double membrane-bound plastids containing chlorophyll a and b. They comprise the classical green algae, and represent over 7000 species that live in a variety of primarily aquatic habitats. Only about ten percent are marine species, most live in freshwater. A subdivision of green algae in the division CHLOROPHYTA, subkingdom VIRIDIPLANTAE.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Algae, Green
  • Green Algae
  • txid3041

In other languages

  • French

  • Algues vertes
  • Chlorophytes
  • txid3041

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XDC37S8D-8

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