HyperDic: heterokontophyta

English > 1 sense of the word Heterokontophyta:
NOUNanimalHeterokontophyta, division Heterokontophytaalgae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths
English > Heterokontophyta: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningalgae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications.
Synonymdivision Heterokontophyta
Member ofProtoctista, kingdom ProtoctistaIn most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista
Broaderdivision(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger / larger category

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