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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 Chlorellaceae: 3 Families | Algae

The following points highlight the three families under which chlorellaceae has been classified. The families are:- 1. Chlorellaceae 2. Coelastraceae 3. Hydrodictyaceae.  Family # 1. Chlorellaceae: This family includes the unicellular non-motile genus Chlorella which is a tool of many physiological experiments. It reproduces by the development of non-motile spores. Genus Chlorella: This unicellular alga has a very varied habitat. [...]

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