Superphylum Stramenopila Flashcards
1
Q
What are the common names of Stramenopila?
A
Diatoms, brown algae, and yellow algae
2
Q
What are the synapomorphies of Stramenopila?
A
Two heterokont, anterior flagella, one of them is hairy in appearance.
3
Q
List the habitat of the Superphylum Stramenopila?
A
Mostly marine, free-living, planktonic, photoautotrophic
4
Q
100,000 species
A
Stramenopila
5
Q
What type of test does the superphylum have?
A
Siliceous
6
Q
What is the most important marine primary producer?
A
Stramenopila