In this article we will discuss about the general features and phylogenetic relationships of phaeophyta. General Features of Phaeophyta: The Phaeophyta or brown algae, in general, are restricted to the sea—the seaweeds, with a few exceptional fresh-water forms (species of Heribaudiella, Sphacelaria, Lithoderma, Pseudobodanella and Pleurocladia lacustris, A. Br.). Usually the marine members are abundant in cold-waters. But warm-water brown [...]
In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of laminaria, explained with the help of suitable diagrams. Order Laminariales of Laminariaceae: This order contains the largest and most elaborately organized plant body of all algae. The members of this order, better known as kelps, are predominant plants of cold water. With the exception of the genus Chorda, the [...]
In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of ectocarpus, explained with the help of suitable diagrams. Family Ectocarpaceae of Phaeophyta: Plants are filiform and more or less branched, or sub-simple from a creeping, penetrating, or disciform base; generally uniseriate but occasionally some segments in the lower part with one or two longitudinal septa; reproductive organs lateral, replacing [...]