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EUKARYOTA
Algae
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Chapter Outline
- Description of Eukaryotes
- Classification of Eukaryotes
- Amoebae
- Flagellates
- Alveolata
- Algae
- stramenopiles
- Fungi/Metazoa Group
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Even more so than "amoebae" and "flagellates", the term "algae" does not refer to an official taxon. The term refers to those organisms which are not plants but that photosynthesize. Sometimes even bacteria are given the name "algae" (such as Cyanobacteria, which are often called "blue-green algae"). In this guide, the "algae" included on this page are those eukaryotes, unicellular or multicellular, that do not fit into another, more formal taxon. For instance, many organisms called "algae" are stramenopiles and are included in the next section. Even the Euglena on the previous page could be considered "algae", but they are also flagellates. What remains are the four groups included on this page: Rhodophyta (red algae), Cryptophyta, Glaucocystophyceae and Haptophyceae.
| RHODOPHYTA (Red Algae) | |
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