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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. aquatic organisms
  6. algae
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. aquatic organisms
  6. algae
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. aquatic organisms
  6. algae
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. aquatic organisms
  6. algae
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. aquatic organisms
  4. algae

Preferred term

algae

Type

  • Organism

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • algae and seaweeds

Scope note

  • The Algae group is not a formal rank in the 2015 "A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms" by Ruggiero, et al. The term is retained for the purposes of retrieval of historical records on this group. Species formerly classified with Algae have been reclassified in Chromista, Plantae and Protozoa.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/35

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