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Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Chlorophyta

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Chlorophyta  

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  • Algae, Green
  • Green Algae

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  • A phylum of photosynthetic EUKARYOTA bearing double membrane-bound plastids containing chlorophyll a and b. They comprise the classical green algae, and represent over 7000 species that live in a variety of primarily aquatic habitats. Only about ten percent are marine species, most live in freshwater.

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