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“ “ Algae” Algae” • Protista that are photosynthetic autotrophs • Diverse morphology * Single cells, filaments, colonies, thalli • Polyphyletic
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““Algae”Algae”
• Protista that are photosynthetic autotrophs• Diverse morphology
* Single cells, filaments, colonies, thalli
• Polyphyletic
Green AlgaeGreen Algae
Chlamydomonas – 1 cell
Ulva - sheet
Ulothrix - filament
Pandorina - clump
Ulva - sphereScale bars 10 Scale bars 10 μμmm
100 μm
Life size
½ Life size
RedRed AlgaeAlgae
Porphyra – sheet
Polysiphonia – simple thallus
Brown AlgaeBrown Algae
DiatomsDiatoms
EuglenaEuglena
EuglenoidEuglenoid movement and movement and FlagellarFlagellar movement in movement in EuglenaEuglena
Euglenoid movement in Eutreptiella