Jun 11, 2018 · Algae (singular: alga) are photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms that do not develop multicellular sex organs. Algae can be unicellular, or they may be large, multicellular …

Chlorophyta (green algae) Division of algae which are typically green in colour. In common with higher land plants, green algae include chlorophylls a and b among their principal pigments, …

May 23, 2018 · Blue-green algae [1] Blue-green algae [2] are actually a type of bacteria that is known as cyanobacteria. In their aquatic habitat, cyanobacteria are equipped to use the sun's …

May 11, 2018 · Xanthophyta (yellow-green algae) A division of algae in which the chloroplasts are yellow-green and which form motile cells with 1 long, forward-directed tinsel flagellum and 1 …

Jun 27, 2018 · Historically, cyanobacteria were classified with plants and called blue-green algae, although true algae are eukaryotic. Cyanobacteria appear early in the fossil record with some …

Jun 27, 2018 · Cryptomonads themselves are the evolutionary result of endosymbiosis, and are chimeric species that evolved from ancestral red algae and a non-photosynthetic host that …

Jun 27, 2018 · Algae are responsible for over half of the oxygen produced by photosynthesizing organisms. Many forms of algae look like plants, but they differ in many ways. Algae do not …

May 18, 2018 · Algae in Plant Evolution Photosynthetic protists (commonly called algae) are a diverse group of organisms and are divided into several phyla. Many are unicellular, including …

Jun 11, 2018 · dinoflagellates A division (Dinoflagellata) of protists that are heterotrophs but closely allied to brown algae and diatoms (they are sometimes classified as algae). Many have …

May 23, 2018 · Ecologically vital, algae account for roughly half of photosynthetic production of organic material on Earth in both freshwater and marine environments. Algae exist either as …