Chlorophyta

Of division and Protoctista.   May also be referred to as division Chlorophyta.

Large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants.

This concept's ID is @1~7069

Class

  • Chlorophyceae 5 facts

    Algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll...

  • Charophyceae 2 facts

    In some classifications: contains only the order Charales.

  • Ulvophyceae 0 facts

    Alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications.

Also contains

  • green algae 5 facts

    Algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the...