Chlorophyta
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ophyta
Proper noun
Chlorophyta
- The green algae, variously classified and circumscribed, including:
- A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.
- A taxonomic infrakingdom within the subkingdom Viridiplantae.[1]
- A taxonomic phylum within the infrakingdom Chlorophyta.[1]
Hypernyms
- (infrakingdom): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom[1]
Hyponyms
- (division): Bryopsidophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Pedinophyceae, Pleurastrophyceae, Prasinophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae, Ulvophyceae – classes
- For alternative inclusions see Chlorophyta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (infrakingdom): Chlorophyta – sole phylum[1]
- (phylum): Chlorophytina, Prasinophytina – subphyla[1]
- Chlorodendrophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Mamiellophyceae, Nephrophyceae, Pedinophyceae, Pyramimonadophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae, Ulvophyceae – classes
- Asphaltinella, Chloremys, Chlorolepus, Ovillaria, Paramastix, Picocystis, Pseudostichococcus, Smithsoniella, Sphaerosiphon, Uvella – genera incertae sedis within phylum Chlorophyta[1]
- Chlorodendrophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Mamiellophyceae, Nephrophyceae, Pedinophyceae, Pyramimonadophyceae, Trebouxiophyceae, Ulvophyceae – classes
References
- Chlorophyta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chlorophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Chlorophyta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Chlorophyta placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase