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MeSH Heading: Phaeophyceae
Tree Number(s): B01.750.600
Unique ID: D000459
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000459
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: A class of predominantly marine EUKARYOTA, commonly known as brown algae, having CHROMATOPHORES containing carotenoid PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL. ALGINATES and phlorotannins occur widely in all major orders. They are considered the most highly evolved algae because of their well-developed multicellular organization and structural complexity.
Entry Term(s): Algae, Brown; Brown Algae; Phaeophyta
Previous Indexing: Algae (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 2011; see PHAEOPHYTA 2004-2023, ALGAE, BROWN 1991-2003, see ALGAE 1971-1990
History Note: 2011 (1971)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0000698
Scope Note: A class of predominantly marine EUKARYOTA, commonly known as brown algae, having CHROMATOPHORES containing carotenoid PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL. ALGINATES and phlorotannins occur widely in all major orders. They are considered the most highly evolved algae because of their well-developed multicellular organization and structural complexity.
Terms: Phaeophyceae Preferred Term
Term UI T542320
Date06/03/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004); Phaeophyta
Term UI T531151
Date01/28/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004); Algae, Brown
Term UI T001383
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1971); Brown Algae
Term UI T534076
Date02/28/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004)

Phaeophyceae MeSH Descriptor Data 2024