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Classification of Volvocales: 3 Families | Algae

The following points highlight the three families under which volvocales has been classified. The families are:- 1. Chlamtdomonadaceae 2. Sphaerellaceae 3. Volvocaceae. Family # 1. Chlamtdomonadaceae: This family includes algae possessing unicellular biflagellate vegetative cells. Asexual reproduction is by zoospores and hypnospores and sexual reproduction ranges from—isogamy, anisogamy to simple and advanced oogamy. Genus Chlamydomonas: The genus Chlamydomonas represents one [...]

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Classification of Ulotrichales | Algae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of ulotrichales. Family Ulotrichaceae: Plants are filamentous: Filaments are with or without an attaching base; typically unbranched, composed of cylindrical uniseriate cells with thin to gelatinous walls. Cells possess lateral plate-like or band-like chromatophores with or without pyrenoids. Asexual reproduction is by bi- and quadriflagellate zoospores, although a few genera (e.g., [...]

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Classification of Erythro Trichiaceae | Algae

In this article we will discuss about the classification of erythro trichiaceae. Family Erythro Trichiaceae: Algae belonging to this family possess filamentous branched, un-branched to thalloid plant body. Reproduction is by the development of large and small spores produced by the division of vegetative cells of the plant body. Genus Compsopogon of Erythro Trichiaceae: Compsopogon is chiefly confined in the [...]

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