In this article we will discuss about:- 1. General Features of Chlorophyta 2. Distribution of Chlorophyta 3. Plant Body 4. Reproduction. General Features of Chlorophyta: Chlorophyta is the largest of the eight divisions of algae. Members of the Chlorophyta, or grass-green algae are similar to higher plants being characterized by a well-defined nucleus, photosynthetic pigments localized in chloroplastids in which [...]
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 [...]
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., [...]