Haptophyta

E1039897

Haptophyta is a diverse group of mostly marine, unicellular algae known for their distinctive flagella and haptonema, many of which play key roles in global carbon cycling and form important components of phytoplankton communities.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Coccolithophyceae 1
Haptophyta canonical 1
Phaeocystis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf algal group ⓘ
eukaryote clade ⓘ
phylum ⓘ
cellCovering coccoliths in coccolithophores ⓘ
organic scales in many taxa ⓘ
characteristic cells often covered with organic or calcified scales ⓘ
important component of marine phytoplankton ⓘ
mostly marine ⓘ
mostly unicellular ⓘ
photosynthetic ⓘ
possess a haptonema in many species ⓘ
possess two flagella in many species ⓘ
commonName haptophytes ⓘ
linked to: Haptophyta

prymnesiophytes ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
ecologicalRole contributors to biological carbon pump ⓘ
contributors to marine food webs ⓘ
influencers of marine sulfur cycle ⓘ
major contributors to global carbon cycling ⓘ
primary producers in marine ecosystems ⓘ
producers of dimethylsulfoniopropionate ⓘ
flagellaNumber typically two flagella ⓘ
habitat brackish waters ⓘ
coastal marine waters ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ
rarely freshwater ⓘ
impact can form harmful algal blooms in some species ⓘ
formation of chalk and limestone over geological time ⓘ
formation of marine sediments via coccolith deposition ⓘ
includesClass Coccolithophyceae ⓘ
linked to: Haptophyta

Prymnesiophyceae ⓘ
linked to: Haptophyta
includesGenus Chrysochromulina ⓘ
Emiliania ⓘ
Gephyrocapsa ⓘ
Isochrysis ⓘ
Phaeocystis ⓘ
linked to: Haptophyta

Prymnesium ⓘ
includesGroup coccolithophores ⓘ
kingdom Chromista ⓘ
metabolism mixotrophic in some species ⓘ
photoautotrophic in most species ⓘ
notableSpecies Emiliania huxleyi ⓘ
linked to: Emiliania

Phaeocystis antarctica ⓘ
Prymnesium parvum ⓘ
linked to: Prymnesium
organelle chloroplasts with four bounding membranes ⓘ
photosyntheticPigment chlorophyll a ⓘ
chlorophyll c ⓘ
fucoxanthin ⓘ
reproduction asexual reproduction by cell division ⓘ
sexual reproduction in many taxa ⓘ
researchUse model organisms for studying ocean biogeochemistry ⓘ
storageProduct chrysolaminarin-like carbohydrates ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chromista → includesGroup → Haptophyta ⓘ
Haptophyta → commonName → haptophytes ⓘ
linked to: Haptophyta
Haptophyta → includesClass → Coccolithophyceae ⓘ
linked to: Haptophyta
Haptophyta → includesClass → Prymnesiophyceae ⓘ
linked to: Haptophyta
Haptophyta → includesGenus → Phaeocystis ⓘ
linked to: Haptophyta