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red algae

any of a division (Rhodophycota) of photosynthetic thallophytes, including reddish, brownish-red, pink, or purple algae that form shrublike masses in the depths of the oceans

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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