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Euglenophyta
paramylum
paramylum A starch-like polysaccharide found as a storage product in
Euglenophyta.
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Euglenophyta
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Euglenophyta , small phylum (division) of the kingdom Protista , consisting of mostly unicellular aquatic algae . Most live in freshwater...
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Euglenida
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
...are colourless and thus ingest food, since they cannot photosynthesize. Euglenids are sometimes classified as a phylum, Euglenophyta, but they are now more usually included in a larger phylum, Discomitochondria , together with three other groups of organisms...
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Phytomastigophora
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
...microscopic organisms which typically possess chloroplasts and are photosynthetic. These organisms are often regarded as algae (e.g. Chlamydomonas , Chrysophyta , cryptophytes , Dinophyta , Euglenophyta , Prymnesiophyceae , and Volvox ).
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Evolution of Plants
Book article from: Biology
...diverse group of organisms and are divided into several phyla. Many are unicellular, including most euglenoids (phylum Euglenophyta) and dinoflagellates (Dinophyta), and some diatoms (Bacillariophyta) and green algae (Chlorophyta). These, along...
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Euglena
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Euglena A genus of unicellular, green, photosynthetic protists, sometimes regarded as algae (division Euglenophyta ), sometimes as protozoa (class Phytomastigophora ). The cell body is typically spindle-shaped but is capable of broadening...
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