Definition of "green algae" [green algae]

• Plural form of green alga. (noun)
• The chlorophytes (noun)

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• "For the green algae study, Niyogi and his collaborators worked with an algal organism called Chlamydomonas, which is considered "the fruit fly of the algae world," in terms of being a genetic model for other eukaryotic algae."