In this article we will discuss about the classification of rhodophyta. The presently accepted classification of the Rhodophyta having the single class Rhodophyceae is the system first devised by Schmitz (1883) and refined through years of painstaking work by Kylin (1932) and others to a form finally adopted and presented by Kylin in his monograph of 1956. Modifications have been [...]
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, [...]