The following points highlight the two families under which ceramiales has been classified. The families are: 1. Ceramiaceae 2. Rhodomelaceae. Family # 1. Ceramiaceae: Plants are usually bushy; branches usually terete, in some genera uniseriate, in others corticated; growth from the tip producing an axial row of cells, true colourless hairs often present, also hyaline hair-like extensions from the tips [...]
In this article we will discuss about the classification of rhodophyta. The presently accepted classification of the Rhodophyta having the single class Rhodophyceae is the system first devised by Schmitz (1883) and refined through years of painstaking work by Kylin (1932) and others to a form finally adopted and presented by Kylin in his monograph of 1956. Modifications have been [...]
In this article we will discuss about the general features and phylogenetic relationships of rhodophyta. General Features of Rhodophyta: The Rhodophyta or red algae are almost entirely confined to the sea. Both fresh- and salt-water members of this group are comparatively few in number. The freshÂwater forms prefer well-aerated water. The marine forms are of world-wide distribution being predominantly represented [...]