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Characteristics. Significance. Classification. References. External links. Haptophyte. The haptophytes, classified either as the Haptophyta, Haptophytina or Prymnesiophyta (named for Prymnesium ), are a clade of algae . The names Haptophyceae or Prymnesiophyceae are sometimes used instead.
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Haptista is a proposed group of protists made up of...
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Haptophytes are a phylum of algae, sometimes called the...
- Haptista - Wikipedia
They belong either to the kingdom Protista, according to Robert Whittaker 's Five kingdom classification, or clade Hacrobia, according to the newer biological classification system. Within the Hacrobia, the coccolithophores are in the phylum or division Haptophyta, class Prymnesiophyceae (or Coccolithophyceae ). [6]
Also known as Haptophyta, the Prymnesiophyta includes about 500 living species in 50 genera, with many additonal fossil genera and species, most notably the coccolithophorids. Members of this group are primarily unicellular, and are photosynthetic. They are often important sources of food for aquatic communities.
The algae belonging to the phylum Haptophyta are mainly marine and unicellular or colonial, although some freshwater species are known. Isochrysis aff. galbana (T-ISO) and Pavlova salina are the two best-known examples of Haptophyta used as feed microalgae in aquaculture.
Source: Wikipedia. The haptophytes, classified either as the Haptophyta, Haptophytina or Prymnesiophyta (named for Prymnesium ), are a clade of algae.
