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Photosynthetic stramenopiles

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020944

A common name (but used formally) for a group of organisms that are mostly kinds of algae including bacillariophyta; oomycetes; phaeophyceae, and chyrosophyceae. They all contain chloroplasts that are thought to have been derived from the endosymbiosis of ancient red algae.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020944
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020944",
  "term": "Photosynthetic stramenopiles",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Photosynthetic Stramenopiles",
  "definition": "A common name (but used formally) for a group of organisms that are mostly kinds of algae including bacillariophyta; oomycetes; phaeophyceae, and chyrosophyceae. They all contain chloroplasts that are thought to have been derived from the endosymbiosis of ancient red algae.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/photosynthetic-stramenopiles/"
}

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