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Xanthophyceae
Xanthophyceae
Translingual
Proper noun
Xanthophyceae
- A taxonomic class within the phylum Ochrophyta – the yellow-green algae.
Hypernyms
- (class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Ochrophyta - phylum
Hyponyms
- (class): Botrydiales, Mischococcales, Phyllosiphonales, Rhizochloridales, Tribonematales, Vaucheriales - 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