Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Protista — the red algae.

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  • noun lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae

Etymologies

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From New Latin rhodo- ("red") + -phyta, from Ancient Greek φυτά (phuta, "plants"), plural of φυτόν (futon, "plant").

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  • Rhodophyta contains the pigment phycobilin, giving it a red color while the group Chrysophaceae contain the pigment fucoxanthin which gives them a golden color.

    Phytoplankton 2008

  • For example, Rhodophyta (red algae) store energy in the form of floridean starch, whereas the Phaeophyceae (brown algae) store their energy in the form of laminarin.

    Phytoplankton 2008

  • More than 80 species of green (Chlorophyta), brown (Phaeophyta) and red (Rhodophyta) algae have been identified at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

    Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary 2007

  • Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta) integrated into fed fish culture in coastal waters of north China.

    New Content on CO2 Science 2010

  • Rhodophyta can only tell if there are cystocarps (2n +n) on the gametophyte (n) otherwise it is a tetrasporophyte (2n)

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows iverson11 2010

  • Rhodophyta can only tell if there are cystocarps (2n +n) on the gametophyte (n) otherwise it is a tetrasporophyte (2n)

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows iverson11 2010

  • Rhodophyta if with bumps then gametophyte (n) with cytocarps (2n+n) otherwise it is the tetrosporophyte

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows iverson11 2010

  • Rhodophyta if with bumps then gametophyte (n) with cytocarps (2n+n) otherwise it is the tetrosporophyte

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows iverson11 2010

  • Foraminiferans Kingdom "uncertain" (Foraminifera) Mainly macroscopic and multicellular • Brown algae Stramenopila (Phaeophyta) • Red algae Rhodophyta Many single celled and macroscopic species • Green algae Chlorophyta Of these eight photosynthetic groups, only the green algae have colonized and become well established in terrestrial environments.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Rhodophyta live in both freshwater and salt water, even though mostly are marine organisms.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

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