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yellow-green algae

DEFINITIONS OF: yellow-green algae

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n any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment

Types:
conferva
any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water
Type of:
alga, algae
primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
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