Division Chrysophyta (Noun)
Meaning
Mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Division Chrysophyta is commonly composed of golden-brown and yellow-green organisms found primarily in freshwater environments.
- Classifications within the Division Chrysophyta include Xanthophyceae and Chrysophyceae, also known as yellow-green and golden-brown algae.
- Bacillariophyceae, or diatoms, are another subset often included in theDivision Chrysophyta classification system.
- The Division Chrysophyta is characterized by brown or yellow pigment masking the presence of chlorophyll within these organisms.
- In modern classification systems, the Division Chrysophyta is often superseded or subsumed by the larger grouping of Heterokontophyta.