Labeled Diagram of Spirogyra

Labeled Diagram of Spirogyra

Spirogyra is a sophisticated, filamentous green alga, found in freshwater represented by about 300 species. It is also identified as pond silk, as its fiber…
Discuss the Structure and Habitat of Navicula

Discuss the Structure and Habitat of Navicula

Habitat: Navicula usually lives in water floating, such as pond, river etc. individually or in a group. A few species of them live in saline…
Characteristics of Phylum Bacillariophyta

Characteristics of Phylum Bacillariophyta

Characteristics of the phylum Bacillariophyta: i) They are unicellular, diploid, colonial or free living. One group of them (Pennales) live in fresh water and other…
Discuss the Structure and Habitat of Plant Polysiphonia

Discuss the Structure and Habitat of Plant Polysiphonia

Structure of Polysiphonia: Size: It may be upto a few metres long. Constituent parts: Its body can be differentiated into following three pans: Basal pan…
The Characteristics and Example of Phylum Phaeophyta

The Characteristics and Example of Phylum Phaeophyta

Phaeophyta is greenish-brown colored algae that include fucoxanthin, beta-carotene, and chlorophyll a and c. The length of Phaeophyta can range from a microscopic length to…
The Structure and Habitat of Sargassum

The Structure and Habitat of Sargassum

Height: Height of the thallus body may be up to a few meters. Body Structure: Plant body can be divided into three parts: The plant…
The Characteristics of Phylum Rhodophyta

The Characteristics of Phylum Rhodophyta

Characteristics of the phylum Rhodophyta: i) They are mostly composed of liukarvotic or Prokaryotic cells. ii) They are mainly marine but few are fresh water…
What is conjugation?

What is conjugation?

Conjugation: Conjugation is a type of sexual reproduction in between two adjacent cells of the same filament or in two different filaments by creating conjugation…
The Characteristics and Habitat of Plant Spirogyra

The Characteristics and Habitat of Plant Spirogyra

Spirogyra is a group of green algae that belong to the order Zygnematales. It is green algae having a filamentous formation, which measures about 10-100…
The Characteristics of Phylum Chlorophyta with Example

The Characteristics of Phylum Chlorophyta with Example

Characteristics of Phylum Chlorophyta: i) They are green due to the presence of chlorophyll II. ii) Their cell wall is of two layers of which…
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