gcmd_keyword : PROTISTS>MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)

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parent	BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION>PROTISTS
gcmd_keywords	MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)>BROWN ALGAE MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)>GREEN ALGAE MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)>RED ALGAE

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definition	"Macroalgae, or seaweeds, are the dominant marine plants inhabiting temperate coasts. Macroalgae contain chlorophyll and an assortment of additional pigments spanning the visible spectrum from blue to red. Historically, classification was based on pigmentation. At present, the classification of marine algae relies on additional diagnostic characteristics. Although pigmentation is only one of the characteristics used to classify the algae, the original names, which were based on color, have been retained. The major divisions of seaweed are green algae (Chlorophyta), red algae (Rhodophyta), and brown algae (Phaeophyta).
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label	MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS)
parent_identifier	6a2a2417-1a9c-4767-bffd-6b99f9747bab
GCMD Metadata	81655dc5-83d3-4daf-81c8-dc1522e9906e
Ancestors	MACROALGAE (SEAWEEDS) < PROTISTS < BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION < EARTH SCIENCE < Science Keywords