GEMET
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chrysophycées
Definition

The golden-brown and orange-yellow algae; a diverse group of microscopically small algae which inhabit fresh and salt water, many being planktonic. They contain carotenoid pigments and may be unicellular, colonial, filamentous or amoeboid.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/1406