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 [...]