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Definition of Class heterokontae
1. Noun. All the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length.
Exact synonyms: Chrysophyceae, Class Chrysophyceae, Heterokontae
Group relationships: Chrysophyta, Division Chrysophyta
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Chrysophyta, Division Chrysophyta
Generic synonyms: Class
Literary usage of Class heterokontae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"In their class Heterokontae the first ' series ' purposely includes flagellate
animals ... who recognize the class Heterokontae as including the ..."
2. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1910)
"... out owing to their slight affinities with the green algae in the narrower sense.
The class Heterokontae, proposed by Luther in 1899 and adopted a little ..."
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