NOUN | animal | Rhodophyta, division Rhodophyta | lower plants |
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Meaning | Lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae. | |
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Synonym | division Rhodophyta | |
Member of | Protoctista, kingdom Protoctista | In most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista |
Members | Rhodophyceae, class Rhodophyceae | coextensive with the Rhodophyta |
red algae | marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment | |
Broader | division | (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger / larger category |
Spanish | rodófitos | |
Catalan | rodòfits |
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