Botany for Degree Students – ALGAE

• Discussion on new topics such as Protochlorophyta, Toxic Algae, colourless Algae, Biofertilisers, Cyanophages, Bioluminisense and genera Microcystis and Navicula in the
• Relevant and well labelled diagrams to illustrate various stages in the life histories of the representative types
• Rich pedagogy comprising chapter-end features such as list of diagnostic features of important types and graphic representation of their life histories and variety of revision questions (Essay, short and objective type questions)

• Introduction • Division: Cyanophyta (Cyanophy-cophyta) Class: Cynophyceae • Order: Chroococcales • Order: Oscillatopriales • Order: Nostocales • Order: Scytonematales • Order: Rivulariales • Division: Chlorophyta (Chlorophy-cophyta) Class: Chlorophyceae • Class: Chloro-phyceae Order: Volvocales • Class: Chlorophyceae Order: Chlorococcales • Order: Ulotrichales Suborder: Ulotrichineae • Order: Ulvales • Order: Oedogoniales • Order: Cladophorales • Order: Chaetophorales • Order: Zygnemales (Conjugales) • Order: Caulerpales • Division: Charophyta (Charophycophyta) Class: Charophyceae • Division: Xanthophyta (Xanthophycophyta) Class: Xanthophyceae Order: Heterosiphonales • Division: Bacillariophyta (Bacillariophycophyta) Class: Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms) • Division: Phaeophyta (Phaeophycophyta) • Class: Isogeneratae Order: Ectocarpales • Order: Dictyotales • Order: Laminariales • Class: Cyclospora Order: Fucales • Division: Rhodophyta (Rhodophycophyta) • Sub-Class: lorideae (Florideophycideae) Order: Nemalionales • Order: Ceramiales • General Conclusions • Bibliography • Index