class Chlorophyceae

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class Chlorophyceae - algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments

Chlorophyceae

Chlorophyta, division Chlorophyta - large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants

order Ulvales, Ulvales - an order of protoctist

order Volvocales, Volvocales - chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial

order Zygnemales, order Zygnematales, Zygnemales, Zygnematales - pond scums; desmids

Chlorococcales, order Chlorococcales - unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores

Oedogoniales, order oedogoniales - simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae

class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

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Survey on phytoplankton biomass and water parameters in the habitats of invasive tigers shrimps (Penaeus Monodon) in Nigeria

Our results partially confirm the initial hypothesis, since the total density and the class Chlorophyceae did not differ between the sampling stations.

Effects of intensive fish-farming and domestic wastewater on the periphytic algal community in a tropical coastal lagoon (Juara, Brazil)/Efeitos da piscicultura intensiva e de efluentes domesticos na comunidade de algas perifiticas em uma lagoa costeira tropical (Juara, Brasil)

The green alga species Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, belonging to the order Chlorococcales, class Chlorophyceae, was acquired in the Laboratory of Phycology of University of Concepcion, Chile.

Assessment of catalase activity, lipid peroxidation, chlorophyll-a, and growth rate in the freshwater green algae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata exposed to copper and zinc/Evaluacion de la actividad de la catalasa, peroxidacion lipidica, clorofila-a y tasa de crecimiento en la alga verde de agua dulce Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata expuesta a cobre y zinc