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Classification of Ulvales | Algae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of ulvales. Family Ulvaceae: Plants are usually tubular or parenchymatous thalloid, capillary to broad, occasionally reduced to one or two rows of cells; attached or becoming free-floating; one or two cells in thickness. Cells possess one or two large lateral chromatophores with pyrenoids and single nucleus. Sexual and asexual plants are [...]

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Bacillariophyta: Features and Classification

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 [...]

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Classification of Cladophorales | Algae

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 [...]

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