A common name (but used formally) for a group of organisms that are mostly kinds of algae including BACILLARIOPHYTA; OOMYCETES; PHAEOPHYCEAE; and CHRYSOPHYCEAE. They all contain CHLOROPLASTS that are thought to have been derived from the endosymbiosis of ancient RED ALGAE.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D058009
altLabel
Heterokonts
Heterokont
Stramenopile
AN
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
AQL
CH CL CY DE EN GD GE IM IP ME MI PH PS PY RE UL VI
cui
C1004618
DC
1
definition
A common name (but used formally) for a group of organisms that are mostly kinds of algae including BACILLARIOPHYTA; OOMYCETES; PHAEOPHYCEAE; and CHRYSOPHYCEAE. They all contain CHLOROPLASTS that are thought to have been derived from the endosymbiosis of ancient RED ALGAE.