Ochrophyta

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, literally “pale yellow”) and Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, literally “plant”)

Proper noun

Ochrophyta

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Chromista – the diatoms and similar organisms.[1]

Hypernyms

(phylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum[1]

Hyponyms

(phylum): Bacillariophyceae (syn. Diatomeae), Bolidophyceae, Chrysomerophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Eustigmatophyceae, Dictyochophyceae, (syn. Hypogyristea), Phaeophyceae, Phaeothamniophyceae (syn. Aurophyceae), Picophagophyceae (syn. Picophagea), Raphidophyceae, Schizocladiophyceae, Xanthophyceae - classes[1]
- Pinguiophyceae - formerly used class name

See also

Ochrophytina
- Chrysista
- Diatomista
  - Hypogyrista
  - Khakista

References

Ochrophyta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ochrophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Ochrophyta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ochrophyta placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase

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: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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