In this article we will discuss about the evolutionary trends in the development of plant body in the chlorophyta. i. Evolution of Sexuality in the Chlorophyta: The Chlorophyta represent an evolutionary series in which the gametic union became most firmly established even in the most primitive forms and persists among the highest members of the series. The evolution in sexuality [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Features of Bacillariophyta 2. Classification of Bacillariophyta 3. Relationship 4. Phylogeny. Features of Bacillariophyta: The Bacillariophyta, commonly known as the diatoms, are ubiquitous algae of both fresh- and salt-water and of damp places including aerial habitats as, old walls, rocky cliffs, bark of trees, and damp soils. Some are submerged in water [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of cladophorales. Family Cladophoraceae: This family contains many fresh-water forms. Some of the large genera, such as Cladophora, have both fresh-water and marine representatives, but there are several strictly marine genera. The plants are composed of multinucleate cells arranged in uniseriate fashion in simple or branched filaments. The chloroplast is parietal [...]