NOUN | animal | class Diatomophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, class Bacillariophyceae, Diatomophyceae | marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae |
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Meaning | marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms. | |
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Synonyms | Bacillariophyceae, class Bacillariophyceae, 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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