Rhodophyte (division)

Term: rhodophyta ( red algae)

Literally meaning: “red plant”

Origin: Anc Greek

ρόδον/rodon(=rose) >ροδή/rode(=rosebush) >ραδανός/radanos(=soft, delicate, smooth)

+φυτό/phyto(=plant) > φύω/phyo(=germinate, grow)

Coined/History

named by the presence of the pigment phycoerythrin

Definition

Rodophyta are mainly red marine algae which are considered as the most primitive eukaryotic algae.