Concept information
Preferred term
Phaeophyceae
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Algae, Brown
- Brown Algae
- Phaeophyta
Note
- general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope note
- A class of predominantly marine EUKARYOTA, commonly known as brown algae, having CHROMATOPHORES containing carotenoid PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL. ALGINATES and phlorotannins occur widely in all major orders. They are considered the most highly evolved algae because of their well-developed multicellular organization and structural complexity.
History note
- 2011 (1971)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Phaeophyceae
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ruskolevien luokka
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Swedish
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Alger, bruna
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000459
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