Chrysophyta

Chrysophyta or golden algae is a term used to refer to certain heterokonts.

Dinobryon sp. from Shishitsuka Pond, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

It can be used to refer to:

Chrysophyceae (golden algae), Bacillariophyceae (diatoms), and Xanthophyceae (yellow-green algae) together.[1] E.g., Pascher (1914).[2]
Chrysophyceae (golden algae)[3] E.g., Margulis et al. (1990).[4]

References

"Chrysophyta". Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
Pascher A (1914). "Über Flagellaten und Algen". Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 32: 136–160.
"Introduction to the Chrysophyta". Retrieved 2009-06-13.
Margulis, L., J.O. Corliss, M. Melkonian, D.J. Chapman. Handbook of Protoctista. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, 1990.

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