loading...| Preferred Name |
seaweed |
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| Synonyms |
macroalgae |
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| Definitions |
A macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae (kingdom Protista) that belongs to one of several groups of multicellular algae: the red algae, green algae, and brown algae. As these three groups are not thought to have a common multicellular ancestor, the seaweeds are a polyphyletic group. In addition, some tuft-forming bluegreen algae (Cyanobacteria) are sometimes considered seaweed. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03412266 |
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| alternative term |
macroalgae |
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| elucidation |
Seaweed is a colloquial term and lacks a formal definition. |
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| has curation status | ||
| has_exact_synonym |
macroalgae |
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| IAO_0000117 |
Damion Dooley |
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| label |
seaweed |
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| prefixIRI |
FOODON:03412266 |
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| prefLabel |
seaweed |
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| textual definition |
A macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae (kingdom Protista) that belongs to one of several groups of multicellular algae: the red algae, green algae, and brown algae. As these three groups are not thought to have a common multicellular ancestor, the seaweeds are a polyphyletic group. In addition, some tuft-forming bluegreen algae (Cyanobacteria) are sometimes considered seaweed. |
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