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  • noun Plural form of green alga.
  • noun The chlorophytes

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  • noun algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water

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  • For the green algae study, Niyogi and his collaborators worked with an algal organism called Chlamydomonas, which is considered "the fruit fly of the algae world," in terms of being a genetic model for other eukaryotic algae.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • For the green algae study, Niyogi and his collaborators worked with an algal organism called Chlamydomonas, which is considered "the fruit fly of the algae world," in terms of being a genetic model for other eukaryotic algae.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

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