Bacillariophyta
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Bac·il·la·ri·oph·y·ta | \ -ˈäfətə \
Definition of Bacillariophyta
in some classifications
: a division of plants coextensive with the class Bacillariophyceae
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The first known use of Bacillariophyta was in 1924
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