chlorophyte vs algae

chlorophyte and algae both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chlorophyte	Yes	No	No	No
algae	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, algae is a hypernym of chlorophyte; that is, algae is a word with a broader meaning than chlorophyte:

chlorophyte: algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water
algae: primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

Other hypernyms of chlorophyte include alga.

chlorophyte (noun)	algae (noun)
algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water	primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves