Algae
by
Shabir Ahmad Zargar
GOVT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
M.A ROAD SRINAGAR-190001
NAAC Accredited Grade "B+"
Constituent College of Cluster University, Srinagar.
, Algae
➢ The term algae (Latin — seaweeds) was first introduced by Linnaeus in 1753. The algae comprises of a
large heterogeneous assemblage of plants which are diverse in habitat, size, organization, physiology,
biochemistry, and reproduction.
➢ It is an important group of Thallophyta (Gr. Thallos — a sprout; phyton — a plant), the primitive and
simplest division of the plant kingdom.
➢ The systematic study of algae is called Phycology (Gk. phycos — seaweeds; logos — study or discourse).
➢ F.E. Fritsch is known as father of Algae (Phycology). He divided algae into eleven classes in his book
“Structure and Reproduction of Algae,” mainly on the basis of pigmentation, reserve food, flagellation,
thallus structure, modes of reproduction and life cycles.
➢ Iyenger (M.O.P Iyenger) is known as father of Indian Phycology or father of algology in India. He was a
prominent Indian botanist and phycologist who researched the structure, cytology, reproduction and
taxonomy of algae.
, ➢ Algae are chlorophyll-bearing, simple, thalloid and autotrophic plants.
➢ They occur in variety of habitats majority of them are aquatic
➢ Plant body don’t show any differentiation into various tissue systems
➢ Algae are incredibly diverse, with over 30,000 known species. They range from microscopic
unicellular forms to large, complex multicellular seaweeds.
➢ Embryo is not formed
➢ Reproduction : vegetative (e.g. fragmentation), asexual (e.g. zoospores) and sexual (fusion of
gametes).
➢ Plants having distinct alternation of generations. Both gametophytic and sporophytic
generations, when present in the life cycle are independent.
➢ Many free-floating algae form colonies on the surface of water called as Water bloom or
Phytoplankton
by
Shabir Ahmad Zargar
GOVT COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
M.A ROAD SRINAGAR-190001
NAAC Accredited Grade "B+"
Constituent College of Cluster University, Srinagar.
, Algae
➢ The term algae (Latin — seaweeds) was first introduced by Linnaeus in 1753. The algae comprises of a
large heterogeneous assemblage of plants which are diverse in habitat, size, organization, physiology,
biochemistry, and reproduction.
➢ It is an important group of Thallophyta (Gr. Thallos — a sprout; phyton — a plant), the primitive and
simplest division of the plant kingdom.
➢ The systematic study of algae is called Phycology (Gk. phycos — seaweeds; logos — study or discourse).
➢ F.E. Fritsch is known as father of Algae (Phycology). He divided algae into eleven classes in his book
“Structure and Reproduction of Algae,” mainly on the basis of pigmentation, reserve food, flagellation,
thallus structure, modes of reproduction and life cycles.
➢ Iyenger (M.O.P Iyenger) is known as father of Indian Phycology or father of algology in India. He was a
prominent Indian botanist and phycologist who researched the structure, cytology, reproduction and
taxonomy of algae.
, ➢ Algae are chlorophyll-bearing, simple, thalloid and autotrophic plants.
➢ They occur in variety of habitats majority of them are aquatic
➢ Plant body don’t show any differentiation into various tissue systems
➢ Algae are incredibly diverse, with over 30,000 known species. They range from microscopic
unicellular forms to large, complex multicellular seaweeds.
➢ Embryo is not formed
➢ Reproduction : vegetative (e.g. fragmentation), asexual (e.g. zoospores) and sexual (fusion of
gametes).
➢ Plants having distinct alternation of generations. Both gametophytic and sporophytic
generations, when present in the life cycle are independent.
➢ Many free-floating algae form colonies on the surface of water called as Water bloom or
Phytoplankton
