red algae

noun

Meaning

Any algae of the phyla Rhodophyta, principally, and Glaucophyta, mostly reddish in colour.

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Related words

cryptophyceae(English)rhodophyte(English)porphyridium cruentum(English)trebouxiophyceae(English)red alga(English)scenedesmus(English)chlorophyta(English)pyropia(English)

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