HETEROKONTOPHYTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Heterokontophyta mean? 

• HETEROKONTOPHYTA (noun)
  The noun HETEROKONTOPHYTA has 1 sense:

1. algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications

  Familiarity information: HETEROKONTOPHYTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HETEROKONTOPHYTA (noun)

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Meaning:

Algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

division Heterokontophyta; Heterokontophyta

Hypernyms ("Heterokontophyta" is a kind of...):

division ((biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category)

Holonyms ("Heterokontophyta" 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)