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Haptophyta
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Definition
: A group (or phylum) of unicellular EUKARYOTA (or algae) possessing CHLOROPLASTS and FLAGELLA.
Other names
Pavlova; Isochrysis; Haptophytes; Haptophyceae; Emiliania; Coccolithophorids; Prymnesiophyte; Haptophyte; Coccolithophorid; Prymnesium; Prymnesiophytes; Prymnesiophyceae; Pleurochrysis; Phaeocystis