Useful notes on the classification of algae! For the first time, Aristotle (382-322 B.C.) and his pupil Theophrastus (372-287 B. C.), the father of Botany, classified the plants into three groups, i.e., trees, shrubs, and herbs. This classification was based on the form and texture of the plants. Here, they considered the trees to be highest evolved. Image Curtsey: [...]
Useful notes on the origin and evolution of sex in algae! Primarily there are two methods of reproduction in plant, i.e., asexual and sexual. In asexual type of reproduction, no sex is involved and there is no fusion of any kind of gametes or cells. This type of reproduction is being effected by special cells known as spores. Each such [...]
Algae: Modern Trends in the Classification of Algae! The classification of algae has continually been modified since its beginning in the 1753 edition of Linnaeus Species Plantarum. In natural or phylogenetic systems (which represent real evolutionary relationships) of classification, alterations in the classification of algae are made as a result of augmentation of our knowledge. Image Curtsey: http://www.safnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Bioalgene-algae.jpg [...]
