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RHODOPHYTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae
Synonyms:
division Rhodophyta; Rhodophyta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rhodophyta" is a kind of...):
division ((biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category)
Meronyms (members of "Rhodophyta"):
class Rhodophyceae; Rhodophyceae (coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae)
red algae (marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan)
Holonyms ("Rhodophyta" 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)
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