Phaeophyceae

Brunalger

Svensk definition

Övervägande havsalger av divisionen Phaeophyta, med kromatoforer i nnehållande karotenpigment. Olika släkten är Ascophyllum, Fucus, Eisenia, Petalonia och Ectocarpus.

Engelsk definition

A class of predominantly marine EUKARYOTA, commonly known as brown algae, having CHROMATOPHORES containing carotenoid PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL. ALGINATES and phlorotannins occur widely in all major orders. They are considered the most highly evolved algae because of their well-developed multicellular organization and structural complexity.

Svenska synonymer

Alger, bruna

Engelska synonymer

Brown Algae Phaeophyta Algae, Brown