Ochrophyta

E320055

Ochrophyta is a diverse phylum of mostly photosynthetic, predominantly marine algae that includes brown algae and related groups characterized by chlorophylls a and c and distinctive plastids.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ochrophyta canonical 29
Pelagophyceae 1
Pinguiophyceae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf phylum
taxon
cellWallComposition cellulose in many taxa
silica frustules in diatoms
characterizedBy chlorophyll a
chlorophyll c
fucoxanthin and other carotenoids
heterokont flagella in motile stages
plastids surrounded by four membranes
describedAs diverse phylum of mostly photosynthetic algae
domain Eukaryota
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole contributors to global carbon cycling
primary producers in marine ecosystems
hasCommonName ochrophytes
hasMember Bacillariophyta
linked to: Chromista

Chrysophyceae
Dictyochophyceae
Eustigmatophyceae
Pelagophyceae
linked to: Ochrophyta

Phaeophyceae
Phaeothamniophyceae
Pinguiophyceae
linked to: Ochrophyta

Raphidophyceae
Synurophyceae
Xanthophyceae
higherClassification Stramenopiles
linked to: Chromista
includes brown algae
diatoms
eustigmatophytes
golden algae
raphidophytes
silicoflagellates
yellow-green algae
isA group of algae
photosynthetic eukaryotes
stramenopiles
kingdom Chromista
lifeCycle often includes alternation of generations
notableClass Bacillariophyceae
Chrysophyceae
Phaeophyceae
plastidOrigin secondary endosymbiosis with a red alga
reproductionType asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
storageProduct chrysolaminarin
oil droplets
taxonRank phylum
typicalHabitat brackish waters
freshwater environments
marine environments

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sargassum natans phylum Ochrophyta
Cystoseira phylum Ochrophyta
subject linked to: Cystoseira spp.
Ochrophyta hasMember Pelagophyceae
linked to: Ochrophyta
Ochrophyta hasMember Pinguiophyceae
linked to: Ochrophyta
Fucales phylum Ochrophyta
Sargassaceae phylum Ochrophyta
Phaeophyceae phylum Ochrophyta
Synurophyceae phylum Ochrophyta
Fucus phylum Ochrophyta
Pelvetia phylum Ochrophyta
Hormosira phylum Ochrophyta
Turbinaria phylum Ochrophyta
Carpophyllum phylum Ochrophyta
Sirophysalis phylum Ochrophyta
Notheia phylum Ochrophyta
Halidrys phylum Ochrophyta
Cystophora phylum Ochrophyta
Myriodesma phylum Ochrophyta
Seirococcus phylum Ochrophyta
Marginariella phylum Ochrophyta
Halopteris phylum Ochrophyta
Ascophyllum phylum Ochrophyta
Scytothalia phylum Ochrophyta
Sargassopsis phylum Ochrophyta
Xiphophora phylum Ochrophyta
Chrysophyceae phylum Ochrophyta
Sargassum phylum Ochrophyta
Macrocystis phylum Ochrophyta
Phaeista division Ochrophyta
Phaeista phylum Ochrophyta
Xanthophyceae phylum Ochrophyta