Organisms

Stramenopiles

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.

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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.

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  • Heterokonts
  • Heterokont
  • Stramenopile

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17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

2011

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  1. B01w.750

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QW 260

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stramenopiles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058009. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058009
  2. Stramenopiles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3500019