Algae
This is a very basic guide to algae, including freshwater, terrestrial and marine algae (seaweeds).
- What are algae?
- Blue-green algae (Cyanophyceae; Cyanobacteria)
- Stromatolites
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Brown algae (Ochrophyta,
Phaeophyceae)
- Fucus (Wracks)
- Laminaria and Saccharina (Kelps)
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Green algae (Chlorophyta,
Chlorophyceae)
- Chlamydomonas
- Ulva (Sea Lettuce)
- Red algae (Rhodophyta)
- Diatoms (Ochrophyta, Bacillariophyceae)
- Dinoflagellates (Myzozoa, Dinophyceae)
These notes are intended as an introduction to algae: high-school students and first-year students in universities should get further material from recommended text-books.
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