Algae
Xanthophyta W. Archer
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Nomenclature
Phylum:
Xanthophyta W. Archer
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Yellow-green algae
SUMMARY
Cells typically yellow-green due to present of the accessory pigment diatoxanthin in 2 or more chloroplasts; unicellular, filamentous, colonial or coenocytic; motile forms with 2 subapical flagella; walls frequently of overlapping parts; storage material oil, fat or leucosin.