Chlorophyta

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, pale green) +‎ -ophyta

Proper noun

Chlorophyta

  1. The green algae, variously classified and circumscribed, including:
    1. A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.
    2. A taxonomic infrakingdom within the subkingdom Viridiplantae.[1]
    3. A taxonomic phylum within the infrakingdom Chlorophyta.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI