chlorophyte

plural chlorophytes

1. Any of the green algae that make up the division Chlorophyta

   Haploid flagellated spores dominate the life cycle of Chlamydomonas, a single-celled, freshwater chlorophyte (Figure 20.13).

   2008, Cecie Starr, Christine A. Evers, Lisa Starr, Biology: Concepts & Applications, page 326

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   Also consistent with the notion that chlorophytes require high light was the unprecedented appearance of the desmid Hyalotheca dissiliens that occurred when gypsy moth larvae defoliated the tree canopy overhanging a Rhode Island stream (Sheath et al., 1986).

   1996, Walter Hill, “5: Effects of Light”, in R. Jan Stevenson, Max L. Bothwell, Rex L. Lowe, editors, Algal Ecology: Freshwater Benthic Ecosystems, page 139

   Although there are as many ways to classify the chlorophytes as there are texts and publications discussing it, especially as new research becomes available, this chapter will focus on the scheme described in Graham and Wilcox (2000) and Wehr and Sheath (2003).

   2010, American Water Works Association, chapter L, in Algae: Source to Treatment, page 154

   Synonyms: green alga