The following points highlight the two families under which ceramiales has been classified. The families are: 1. Ceramiaceae 2. Rhodomelaceae. Family # 1. Ceramiaceae: Plants are usually bushy; branches usually terete, in some genera uniseriate, in others corticated; growth from the tip producing an axial row of cells, true colourless hairs often present, also hyaline hair-like extensions from the tips [...]
In this article we will discuss about the reproduction in pennales. This will also help you to draw the structure and diagram of reproduction in pennales. Diatom cells multiply usually by a peculiar method of cell division. An increase in the volume of the frustule results in a slight separation of the valves which is followed by mitotic division of [...]
The following points highlight the eleven main classes of algae. The classes are: 1. Chlorophyceae 2. Xanthophyceae 3. Chrysophyceae 4. Bacillariophyceae 5. Cryptophyceae 6. Dinophyceae 7. Chloromonadineae 8. Euglenineae 9. Phaeophyceae 10. Rhodophyceae 11. Cyanophyceae or Myxophyceae. Class # 1. Chlorophyceae (Green Algae): Unicellular, colonial or multicellular green plants, generally with simple structure, principal pigments are chlorophyll a and b, [...]