1. algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications; [syn: Heterokontophyta, division Heterokontophyta]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Heterokontophyta
n 1: algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of
unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some
classifications [syn: Heterokontophyta, division
Heterokontophyta]