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Classification of Chaetophorales (With Diagram) | Algae

The following points highlight the four families under which chaetophorales has been classified. The families are: 1. Chaetophoraceae 2. Coleochaetaceae 3. Trentepohliaceae 4. Pleurococcaceae. Family # 1. Chaetophoraceae: Chaetophoralean algae are heterotrichous in habit frequently bearing terminal or lateral hair-like projections. In their heterotrichy both the erect and prostrate portions of the plant may be well developed (e.g., Stigeoclonium) or [...]

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Phaeophyta: Features and Relationships | Algae

In this article we will discuss about the general features and phylogenetic relationships of phaeophyta.  General Features of Phaeophyta: The Phaeophyta or brown algae, in general, are restricted to the sea—the sea­weeds, with a few exceptional fresh-water forms (species of Heribaudiella, Sphacelaria, Lithoderma, Pseudobodanella and Pleurocladia lacustris, A. Br.). Usually the marine members are abundant in cold-waters. But warm-water brown [...]

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Life Cycle of Ectocarpus (With Diagram) | Algae

In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of ectocarpus, explained with the help of suitable diagrams. Family Ectocarpaceae of Phaeophyta: Plants are filiform and more or less branched, or sub-simple from a creeping, penetrating, or disciform base; generally uniseriate but occasionally some segments in the lower part with one or two longitudinal septa; reproductive organs lateral, re­placing [...]

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