In this article we will discuss about the Characters and Economic Importance of Algae. Characters of Algae. 1. Algae are usually aquatic, either marine or fresh water. Only a few algae occur in moist terrestrial habitats like tree trunks, wet rocks, moist soil, etc. 2. Plant body is thallus (a form without any differentiation into root, stem and leaves) which [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Characters of Red Algae 2. Types of Common Red Algae 3. Economic Importance. Characters of Red Algae: Red algae are defined as eukaryotic algae which possess chlorophyll a, phycobilins, floridean starch as food reserve, abundant phycocolloids (like agar, carrageenin, and funori) but lack flagellate cells. 1. Red algae/rhodophytes are an ancient group [...]
Here is a list of four commonly found algae:- 1. Oscillatoria 2. Nostoc 3. Spirogyra 4. Ulothrix. 1. Oscillatoria: Oscillatoria is a very common blue-green alga growing abundantly in muddy places, ditches, drains and similar damp situations forming colonies. It belongs to a very primitive group of algae, there the cells are prokaryotes, and a blue pigment, phycocyanin, is present [...]