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- Spirogyra is autotrophic, unbranched filamentous algae which is slippery due to mucilagenous covering (pectin)
- Cytoplasm is peripheral due to central vacuoles so called primordial utricle.
- Sexual reproduction in spirogyra is isogamous occurs by conjugation i.e. Morphologically isogamous but physiologically anisogamous.
- Conjugation is of two types: Scalariform & Lateral conjugation.
- Father of algae: Fritsch
- Term algae was given by: Linnaeus
- Study of algae : phycology/ algology.
- Embryo is absent in Thallophytes.
- Pyrenoids are found in Chloroplast.
- Algae parasitic on tea plant is Cephaleuros.
- Production of cap cell during respiration is seen in Oedogonium.
- Heterocysts are commonly found in BGA.
- Largest algae is Macrocystic.
- Outer wall of spirogyra is made of pectic.
- Children of sea are Algae.
- Pyrenoids are centre of storage of starch.
- Most primitive algae is Red algae.
- Water bloom is caused by BGA.
- Motile reproductive bodies are absent in Rhodophyceae.
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