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Definition of Division Chlorophyta
1. Noun. Large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants.
Exact synonyms: Chlorophyta
Group relationships: Kingdom Protoctista, Protoctista
Member holonyms: Chlorophyceae, Class Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyte, Green Algae, Class Ulvophyceae, Ulvophyceae, Charophyceae, Class Charophyceae
Generic synonyms: Division
Group relationships: Kingdom Protoctista, Protoctista
Member holonyms: Chlorophyceae, Class Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyte, Green Algae, Class Ulvophyceae, Ulvophyceae, Charophyceae, Class Charophyceae
Generic synonyms: Division
Lexicographical Neighbors of Division Chlorophyta
Literary usage of Division Chlorophyta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Australia, South-east Asia and India by Kenneth M. Old (2000)
"... division Chlorophyta. Host range This plant parasitic alga is found on an
extremely wide range of hosts extending from dicotyledonous trees and shrubs ..."