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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