division Heterokontophyta

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division Heterokontophyta - algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications

Heterokontophyta

kingdom Protoctista, Protoctista - in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals

division - (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

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50% of the species from the division Heterokontophyta were classified as frequent (F) and the other half as infrequent (IF).

Phytoplankton composition of the water and gastrointestinal tract of the mussel Diplodon enno (Ortmann, 1921) from Sao Francisco river (Bahia, Brazil)/Composicao fitoplanctonica da agua e do trato gastrointestinal do molusco Diplodon enno (Ortmann) do rio Sao Francisco (BA - Brasil)