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chlorophyte

American  

noun

chlorophytes plural
  1. any of the green algae.


chlorophyte Scientific  
/ klôrə-fīt′ /

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More complex chlorophyte species exhibit haploid gametes and spores that resemble Chlamydomonas.

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Chlamydomonas is a simple, unicellular chlorophyte with a pear-shaped morphology and two opposing, anterior flagella that guide this protist toward light sensed by its eyespot.

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Archaeplastida includes red algae and two kingdoms of green algae, chlorophytes and charophytes, and land plants.

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The chlorophytes exhibit great diversity of form and function.

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The green algae are subdivided into the chlorophytes and the charophytes.

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In addition, some chlorophytes exist as large, multinucleate, single cells.

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