We found 2 definitions of phaeophyceae from 2 different sources.
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phaeophyceae - brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae | ||
class Phaeophyceae | ||
class elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class" | ||
division phaeophyta, phaeophyta coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta | ||
brown algae algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments | ||
laminariales, order laminariales in some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas |