Glaucophyta

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós) + -phyta

Proper noun

Glaucophyta

1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Plantae – rare freshwater microscopic algae of special interest because they may be similar to the organisms ancestral to both plants and more common algae.

Synonyms

• (phylum): Glaucocystophyta

Hypernyms

• (phylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Biliphyta - subkingdom

Hyponyms

• (phylum): Glaucophyceae - sole class; Glaucocystales - sole order; Glaucocystaceae - sole family

Coordinate terms

• (phylum in Biliphyta): Rhodophyta

See also

• Archaeplastida

References

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