Algae Flashcards
Stramenophiles “Straw hair”
have flagella with hair-like extensions-mobility
Stramen=Straw
pilus=hair
Types of stramenophiles
Diatoms
Gomycetes
Golden algae
brown algae
Diatoms
Live in marine and freshwater
phytoplankton microbal community
multiple shapes and sizes
unicellular
cell wall=silica
Oomycetes
water molds
grow like a fungus
contain Hyphae, decomposers
cell wall made of cellulose
no chitin and flagellated cells
Golden algae
unicellular
mostly freshwater
have two flagella of unequal length
Brown algae
Multicellular
marine only
kelps and seaweeds
unique growing
Archaeplastida
plants and protists
helped other plants transfer to land
helpful=large seaweed feed marine life=food source
harmful-algae blooms-produce toxins+delepete oxygen green +red algae
Red algae
mostly marine, some freshwater+land
Lack flagella
unicellular-cyanidium-live in hot springs,gladeria-live in dark,salty, metallic habitat
circular
multicellular-Porphyra-used to wrap sushi,coralline-coral,polysiphonia-grows on rocks, docks,and more
green algae-freshwater
closely related to plants-cactus
contain flagella
unicellular-chlorophytes-small marine phytoplankton, Dunalileia-marine organisms
Multicellular-charophytes-freshwater,B-braunii-used petroleum and oil generation