| / English Dictionary |
PHYLUM CRYPTOPHYTA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A phylum in the kingdom Protoctista
Synonyms:
Cryptophyta; phylum Cryptophyta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("phylum Cryptophyta" is a kind of...):
phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)
Meronyms (members of "phylum Cryptophyta"):
class Cryptophyceae; Cryptophyceae (motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae)
Holonyms ("phylum Cryptophyta" is a member of...):
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)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
