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PHYLUM CRYPTOPHYTA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A phylum in the kingdom Protoctista

Synonyms:

Cryptophyta; phylum Cryptophyta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("phylum Cryptophyta" is a kind of...):

phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Meronyms (members of "phylum Cryptophyta"):

class Cryptophyceae; Cryptophyceae (motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae)

Holonyms ("phylum Cryptophyta" is a member of...):

kingdom Protoctista; Protoctista (in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals)

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