yellow-green algae

Noun
  1. Any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment (synset 101403032)
    is a type of: alga, algae - primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
    subtypes: conferva - any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water
    belongs to: chrysophyta, division chrysophyta - mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta

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