Meaning of Chrysophyta in English

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  2. Noun
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  1. Noun

    Chrysophyta

    Definitions

    1. mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment

    Examples

    • « yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae »
    • « some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokont »

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