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Chrysophyta or golden algae is a term used to refer to certain heterokonts. thumb|Dinobryon sp. from Shishitsuka Pond, [[Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan ]] It can be used to refer to: Chrysophyceae (golden algae), Bacillariophyceae (diatoms), and Xanthophyceae (yellow-green algae) together. E.g., Pascher (1914). Chrysophyceae (golden algae) E.g., Margulis et al. (1990). Chrysophyta has some characteristics which includes their possession of the photosynthetic pigments which are chlorophylls a and c, they also possess a yellow carotenoid called fucoxanthin, this is responsible for their