| NOUN | animal | Bacillariophyceae, class Bacillariophyceae, Diatomophyceae, class Diatomophyceae | marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae |
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| Meaning | marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms. | |
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| Synonyms | class Bacillariophyceae, Diatomophyceae, class Diatomophyceae | |
| Member of | Chrysophyta, division Chrysophyta | Mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment |
| Members | diatom | Microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica |
| Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
| Spanish | bacilariofitos, Bacillariophyceae, clase Bacillariophyceae, clase Diatomophyceae, diatomeas, Diatomophyceae | |
| Catalan | Bacillariophyceae | |
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