We found 1 definitions of yellow-green algae from 1 different sources.
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yellow-green algae - any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment | ||
alga, algae primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves | ||
chrysophyta, division chrysophyta mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta |