Phaeophyceae

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin phaeo- (“gray”) +‎ -phyceae (“seaweed”).

Proper noun

Phaeophyceae

1. The brown algae
   1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Heterokontophyta.
   2. A taxonomic class within the phylum Ochrophyta.

Hypernyms

• (class in Ochrophyta): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylum; Ochrophyta – phylum

Hyponyms

• (class in Heterokontophyta): Ascoseirales, Choristocarpales, Cutleriales, Desmarestiales, Dictyotales, Ectocarpales, Fucales, Ishigeales, Laminariales, Ralfsiales, Scytothamnales, Sphacelariales, Sporochnales, Syringodermatales, Tilopteridales - orders
• (class in Ochrophyta): Dictypophycidae, Discosporangiophycidae, Fucophycidae, Ishigeophycidae - subclasses
  • Dictyotales, Onslowiales, Sphacelariales, Syringodermatales; Discosporangiales; Ascoseirales, Asterocladales, Desmarestiales, Ectocarpales, Fucales, Laminariales, Nemodermatales, Phaeosiphoniellales, Ralfsiales, Scytothamnales; Sporochnales, Tilopteridales; Ishegeales - orders

References

• Phaeophyceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phaeophyceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Phaeophyceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phaeophyceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Phaeophyceae at World Register of Marine Species
• Phaeophyceae placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase