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Chlorophyceae: Evolution and Phylogenetic Relationships in Chlorophyceae | Biology

Evolution and Phylogenetic Relationships in Chlorophyceae! From the view point of their evolution and phylogenetic relationships three tendencies volvocine, tetrasporine and chlorococcine have been taken into consideration. They are as follows: Volvocine line: The Volvocales possess a unique type of vegetative organization of the individual cells. The group is also specialized for the biflagellate mechanism of motility possessed by the [...]

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Genus Vaucheria: Useful Notes on Genus Vaucheria (1392 Words)

Here are your notes on Genus Vaucheria! There are about 40 species in this genus. Majority of them are fresh water in habit and about half a dozen are marine. Occurrence: Majority of the species of Vaucheria are either aquatic or terrestrial. The terrestrial species are found upon damp soils and muds in yellowish green velvet-like carpets. In terrestrial species, [...]

By |2015-08-27T18:45:09+00:00August 29, 2013|Biology|Comments Off on Genus Vaucheria: Useful Notes on Genus Vaucheria (1392 Words)
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Classification of Vegetative Organizations of Phaeophyceae

The various vegetative organizations of Phaeophyceae may be classified in the following groups. No member is unicellular, colonial or unbranched filament. The simplest member is heterotrichous filament, which shows the highest organization in Chlorophyceae is the lowest organization in Phaeophyceae. Image Curtsey: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Durvillaea_antarctica_5220.jpg Ectocarpoid: In Ectocarpus the thallus is profusely branched and the cells are joined end to [...]

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