filamentous algae
1Algae — For other uses, see Algae (disambiguation) and Alga (disambiguation). Algae Laurencia, a marine genus of Red Algae from Hawaii. Scientific classification …
2algae — [al′jē΄] pl.n. sing. alga [al′gə] [pl. of L alga, seaweed < IE base * el , *ol , to be moldy, putrid > Swed ul, rancid, Du uilig, rotten] any of several divisions of simple photosynthetic organisms, esp. certain thallophytes, variously one… …
3algae — algal, adj. /al jee/, n.pl., sing. alga / geuh/. any of numerous groups of chlorophyll containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single celled forms to multicellular forms 100 ft. (30 m) or more long, distinguished… …
4Green algae — Paraphyletic group name = Green algae regnum = Plantae includes = *Chlorophyta *Charophyta excludes = *EmbryophytaThe green algae (singular: green alga) are the large group of algae from which the embryophytes (higher plants) emerged.cite journal …
5Brown algae — Temporal range: 150–0 Ma[1][2] …
6blue-green algae — Biol. a widely distributed group of predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms of the subkingdom Cyanophyta, resembling phototrophic bacteria, occurring singly or in colonies in diverse habitats: some species can fix atmospheric nitrogen …
7Red algae — Taxobox color = #taxobox color|Plantae name = Red algae image width = 240px domain = Eukaryota unranked phylum = Archaeplastida phylum = Rhodophyta phylum authority = Wettstein, 1922 subdivision ranks = Class subdivision = *Rhodophyceae(There… …
8Yellow-green algae — Taxobox name = Yellow green algae domain = Eukaryota regnum = Chromalveolata phylum = Heterokontophyta classis = Xanthophyceae classis authority = Allorge ex FritschYellow green algae or xanthophytes are an important group of heterokont algae.… …
9brown algae — pl.n. any of a class (Phaeophyceae, division Chromophycota) of large, photosynthetic, marine thallophytic algae, including kelp and fucus, having a brown pigment that obscures the green color of chlorophyll * * * ▪ alga class members of the …
10Golden algae — Dinobryon species from Shishitsuka Pond in Tsuchiura (Japan) Scientific classification Domain …
