Tag: Unicellular
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General Characteristics of Chlorophyceae (Green Algae)
Grass green chromatophores. Presence of starch as reserve food Members of green algae mostly green in fresh water, a few in brackish and saline water and few are terrestrial. They show wide range of variations in their thallus structure like unicellular motile (Chlamydomonas), Coenobium(Volvox), palmelloid (Tetrospora), non motile (Chlorella), Dendroid (Ecballocystis), filamentous branched (Cladophora) and unbranched (Spirogyra), heterotrichous (Coleochaete), siphonaceous…