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Definition of Phaeophyta

1. Noun. Coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta.

Medical Definition of Phaeophyta

1. Division of algae, generally brown in colour, with multicellular, branched thalluses. Includes large seaweeds such as Laminaria and Fucus. The brown colour is due to the xanthophylls, fucoxanthin and lutein. Many have laminarin as a food reserve and alginic acid as a wall component. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Phaeophyta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biotechnology of Algae: A Bibliography by Virginia Stone (1992)
"E9 Abstract: 85 Twelve macroalgae belonging to the Chlorophyta, phaeophyta and Rhodophyta were collected from the Arabian Gulf. Field samples and samples ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"SCIENCE. eluding the lichens), phaeophyta, the brown algae, Rhodophyta, the red algae, and Cormo- phyta (including liverworts, mosses, ferns and their ..."

3. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"... comosa (Fucales: phaeophyta). Marine Pollution Bulletin 31:446—452. Bury, SJ and CA Miller. 1993. Effect of micellar solubilization on biodegradation ..."

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