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Chlorophyta

Phylum

The green algae: a large, mostly aquatic phylum of photosynthetic protists that share their green chlorophyll pigments and much of their cellular biochemistry with land plants, from which they are thought to descend. Chlorophyta ranges from single floating cells to large multicellular seaweeds such as sea lettuce.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
4300 2
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 2
Scientific Name
Chlorophyta 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Protista, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Chlorella, Species
Source Wikidata: Chlorella
Codium, Species
Source Wikidata: Codium
Gutweed, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ulva intestinalis
Killer Algae, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Caulerpa taxifolia
Mermaid's Wineglass, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Acetabularia
Ostreococcus Tauri, Species
Source Wikidata: Ostreococcus Tauri
Prototheca Wickerhamii, Species
Source Wikidata: Prototheca Wickerhamii
Sea Lettuce, Species
Source Wikidata: Sea Lettuce
Ulva Intestinalis, Species
Source Wikidata: Ulva Intestinalis
Ulva Lactuca, Species
Source Wikidata: Sea Lettuce
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ264543, descriptionView the Source
2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
Wikidata: Chlorophyta
Wikidata Q264543, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Sea Lettuce
  • Parent Taxon Of: Sea Lettuce, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Ulva Lactuca, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Chlorella
Parent Taxon Of: Chlorella, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Codium
Parent Taxon Of: Codium, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Ostreococcus Tauri
Parent Taxon Of: Ostreococcus Tauri, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Prototheca Wickerhamii
Parent Taxon Of: Prototheca Wickerhamii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: Ulva Intestinalis
Parent Taxon Of: Ulva Intestinalis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Chlorophyta (Wikipedia)
In Group: Algal and Protist Phyla, Lead
Quote, In Group: Algal and Protist Phyla, Lead
Chlorophyta or chlorophytes is a major division of green algae, and is sister taxon to the other major division Charophyta (a paraphyletic group of predominantly freshwater green algae, which form the monophyletic clade Streptophyta after including all land plants) as well as the proposed basal clade
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Acetabularia
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Mermaid's Wineglass, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Mermaid's Wineglass, Taxon record
"phylum": "Chlorophyta"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Ulva intestinalis
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Gutweed, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Gutweed, Taxon record
"phylum": "Chlorophyta"
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Caulerpa taxifolia
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Killer Algae, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Killer Algae, Taxon record
"phylum": "Chlorophyta"
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