Chlorophyceae
Translingual
Pediastrum duplex (order Chlorococcales)
Etymology
From Latin chlorus (from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “yellow-green”)) + -phyceae.
Proper noun
Chlorophyceae
- Certain of the green algae
- A taxonomic class within the division Chlorophyta.
- A taxonomic class within the subphylum Chlorophytina.[1]
Hypernyms
- (class in Chlorophytina): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Chlorophyta - infrakingdom; Chlorophyta - phylum; Chlorophytina - subphylum
Hyponyms
- (class): Acrosiphoniales, Caulerpales, Chaetophorales, Chlamydomodales, Chlorococcales, Chlorocystidales, Codiales, Dunalliellales, Microsporales, Oedogoniales, Phaeophilales, Tetrasporales, Volvocales (orders)
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
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