EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

algae
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

algae
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
is replaced by: algae
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary
definition: [Henderson's] n.plu. general name for a heterogene­ous group of unicellular, colonial and multicellular eukaryotic photosynthetic organisms of simple structure. Tradition­ally included in the plant kingdom, the different groups of algae are now often classiﬁed as divisions of the kingdom Protoctista (Protista). They are aquatic or live in damp habitats on land and include unicellular organisms such as Chlamydomonas and diatoms, colonial forms such as Volvox, the multicellular green, red and brown seaweeds, and
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true