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Thallus Organisation in Algae – Types, Structure, Examples

By BNO Team Last Updated August 16, 2024 0 revisions 16 min readby BNO Team

Overview of cycle between autotrophs and heterotrophs.

What is Algae? What is the thallus organization of algae? Types of thallus organization in Algae The organization of the algal thallus varies considerably across different species. The thallus, or plant body, can be categorized into several distinct types based on its structural complexity and organization. The algal thallus organization can be classified in these … Read more

11 Types of Algae With their example.

By BNO Team Published on April 9, 2024 10 min readby BNO Team

Bright field microscopy images of twisted bipolar droplets in a sample of CCN-37 +5.9%CC. They all rotate clockwise as can be seen in the video S3 of the supplemental material. The bar represents 50 μm. ΔT ¼ 1:25 C and d ¼ 50 μm.

In this article, we will learn about different types of algae and their characters such as; Chlorophyceae (Green algae), Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae), Rhodophyceae (Red Algae), Xanthophyceae (Yellow-Green Algae), Chrysophyceae (Golden Algae), Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms), Cryptophyceae, Dinophyceae, Chloromonadineae, Euglenineae, and Cyanophyceae or Myxophyceae (Blue-green algae). What is Algae? Types of Algae F.E. Fritsch divides the algae into … Read more

Euglena Eyespot – Definition, Function, Types, Structure, Proteins

By BNO Team Published on April 9, 2024 19 min readby BNO Team

Eyespot help in cell’s phototaxis, it senses the intensity and direction of light source and responds to it. In response, it helps the organism in swim towards the light (positive phototaxis), or away from it (negative phototaxis).

Algae – Algae Reproduction

By BNO Team Published on April 9, 2024 6 min readby BNO Team

Algae Reproduction Overview Algae uses different types of reproduction methods such as; Different Modes of Algae Reproduction 1. Vegetative Methods The vegetative reproduction is accomplished by different methods such as; (i). Budding In this method, the vesicles are started to enlarged and then detach from the parent body and form a new thallus. Example: Protosiphon … Read more

Economic Importance of Algae – Food Industry, Chemical Industry, Agriculture, Medicine

By BNO Team Published on April 9, 2024 8 min readby BNO Team

Economic Importance of Algae Overview Algae is a photosynthetic, eukaryotic marine organism. Their size ranges from unicellular microalgae to giant kelp. Algae are characterized by their lack of flowers, formal roots, leaves, or even stems. They can grow anywhere such as in the dirt or on rocks, marine water, freshwater, etc. Algae are variable in … Read more

Life cycle of Algae – Haplontic, Diplontic, Diplohaplontic, and Triphasic.

By BNO Team Published on April 9, 2024 5 min readby BNO Team

Life cycle of Algae: Haplontic, Diplontic, Diplohaplontic, and Triphasic.

Life cycle of Algae Sequential changes of the different pages through which an organism completes the life process, starting from zygote to the zygote of the next generation is called the life cycle. There are four types of life cycle in algae such as; 1. Haplontic Life Cycle 2. Diplontic Life Cycle 3. Diplohaplontic Life … Read more