Classification of Algae (Fritsch's System 1935)
Classification of Algae (Fritsch's System 1935) Algae are chlorophyll bearing thallophytes in which the sex organs are either unicellular or multicellular and not protected by sterile envelope. They are included under thal-lophytes as they have no roots, stem and leaves. The impor-tant features of algae are 1. Algae are primitive aquatic plants. 2. The plant body is a unicellular or multicellular thal-lus . Roots, stem and leaves are absent. 3. Algae are photosynthetic . 4. They may be prokaryotic or eukaryotic . 5. Starch is the common reserve food. 6. Algae reproduce by vegetative , asexual and sexual methods . 7. The sex organs are naked. 8. The sexual reproduction may be isogamous or anisogamous or oogamous type. 9. Most species are haploid . The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature recommended certain suffixes for use in the classifica-tion of algae in order to avoid confusions in different levels of classification. According to this code, the name of divi...