Chlorophyceae

Translingual

Pediastrum duplex (order Chlorococcales)

Etymology

From Latin chlorus (from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “yellow-green”)) +‎ -phyceae.

Proper noun

Chlorophyceae

1. Certain of the green algae
   1. A taxonomic class within the division Chlorophyta.
   2. A taxonomic class within the subphylum Chlorophytina.

Hypernyms

• (class in Chlorophytina): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Chlorophyta – infrakingdom; Chlorophyta – phylum; Chlorophytina - subphylum

Hyponyms

• (class): Acrosiphoniales, Caulerpales, Chaetophorales, Chlamydomodales, Chlorococcales, Chlorocystidales, Codiales, Dunalliellales, Microsporales, Oedogoniales, Phaeophilales, Tetrasporales, Volvocales (orders)

References

• Chlorophyceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chlorophyceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Chlorophyceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chlorophyceae placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase
• Chlorophyceae at the Tree of Life Web Project