In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of laminaria, explained with the help of suitable diagrams. Order Laminariales of Laminariaceae: This order contains the largest and most elaborately organized plant body of all algae. The members of this order, better known as kelps, are predominant plants of cold water. With the exception of the genus Chorda, the [...]
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, [...]