Types of Chrysophytes: 2 Types | Protists
The following points highlight the two types of Chrysophytes. The types are: 1. Diatoms 2. Desmids. Chrysophytes: Type # 1. Diatoms: i. Habitat and Habits: (i) Diatoms occur in all aquatic and moist terrestrial habitats. (ii) They may be free floating or bottom dwellers. The free floating forms remain suspended on the surface of water by mucilage secretion and presence [...]