Rhodophyta

Translingual

Iridaea cordata
(subphylum Eurhodophytina, class Florideophyceae)

Etymology

From rhodo- (“red”) ‎ -ophyta.

Proper noun

Rhodophyta

1. The red algae
   1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Protista.
   2. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Plantae.

Hypernyms

• (phylum in Plantae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Biliphyta - subkingdom

Hyponyms

• (phylum in Plantae): Cyanidiophytina, Eurhodophytina, Metarhodophytina, Rhodellophytina (subphyla)
  • Cyanidiophyceae; Bangiophyceae, Floridophyceae; Compsopogonophyceae; Porphyridiophyceae, Rhodellophyceae, Stylonematophyceae (classes)

Coordinate terms

• (phylum in Biliphyta): Glaucophyta

References

• Red algae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhodophyta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rhodophyta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rhodophyta at World Register of Marine Species
• Rhodophyta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Rhodophyta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Rhodophyta placement and circumscription (click icon for description) at AlgaeBase
• Rhodophyta at the Tree of Life Web Project