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Definition of Phaeophyceae
1. Noun. Brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae.
Group relationships: Division Phaeophyta, Phaeophyta
Member holonyms: Brown Algae, Laminariales, Order Laminariales, Fucales, Order Fucales
Generic synonyms: Class
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phaeophyceae
Literary usage of Phaeophyceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"CLASS VII Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae) With exception of a very few fresh-water
species, the Phaeophyceae are only found in salt-water. ..."
2. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1910)
"(2) Phaeophyceae General character. —The brown algae are almost all marine.
They occur on all seacoasts, but are more abundant and conspicuous in the cooler ..."
3. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"Brown Algae (Phaeophyceae) These Algae are marine forms, occurring on all sea
coasts but more abundantly in the cooler waters. They have two pigments, ..."
4. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"E.—The Phaeophyceae, or Brown Algae, are distinguished by having brown chromatophores.
They are mostly found in the colder waters of the ocean, ..."
5. Applied and Economic Botany for Students in Technical and Agricultural by Henry Kraemer (1916)
"E.—The Phaeophyceae, or Brown Algae, are distinguished by having brown chromatophores.
They are mostly found in the colder waters of the ocean, ..."
6. Essentials of College Botany by Charles Edwin Bessey, Ernst Athearn Bessey (1914)
"CHAPTER XI PHYLUM V. Phaeophyceae THE BROWN ALGAE 301. The Brown Algae which are
almost wholly marine plants of shallow waters, numbering about 1000 species ..."
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