CLASSIFICATION OF GREEN ALGAE
DOMAIN - EUKARYA
KINGDOM - PROTISTA
Division - Chlorophyta
Class - Chlorophyceae
Order : (1) Chlamydomonadales (2) Volvoclaes
Family : Chlamydomonaceae Volvocaceae
(Unicellular) (Colonial or coenobial)
Genera : Chlamydomonas Gonium, Pandorina, Eudorina,
Pleudorina, Volvox
Reproduction - Vegetative : Binary fission, Fragmentation, Auto colony
formation
Asexual : Zoospores, Gonidia
Isogamy
Sexual : Gametes Anisogamy
Oogamy
Life cycle : Haplontic
Order : (3) Chlorococcales (Non motile unicellular, coenobial or colonial forms)
Family :Chlorococcaceae Chlorellaceae Coelastraceae Hydrodictyaceae Selenastraceae
Genera :Chlorococcum Chlorella Scenedesmus Pediastrum Selenastrum
Hydrodictyon Ankistrodesmus
Reproduction - Vegetative : Binary fission, Autocolony formation
Asexual : Aplanospores
Sexual : Present only in some members. Gametes,
Isogamy
Life cycle : Haplontic
Order : (4) Zygnematales (conjugales)
Family : Zygnemaceae Mougeotiaceae Desmidaceae
(Placodermdesmids) (Sarccoderm)
Genera : Spyrogyra Mougeotia Desmidium Mesotaenium
Zygnema Closterium
Cosmerium
Eustratum
Staurastrum
Reproduction - Vegetative : Fragmentation, binary fission
Asexual : No method is known
Sexual : Conjugation
Life cycle : Haplontic
Order : (5) Oedogoniales (Unbranched filaments, remain attached when young, mature
filaments free floating)
Family : Oedogoniaceae
Genera : Oedogonium, Bulbochaete
Reproduction - Vegetative : Fragmentation
Asexual : Zoospore with a ring of flagella
Sexual : Oogamy, Pathenogenesis
Life cycle : Isomorphic or heteromorphic alternation of
generations, Haplontic life cycle
Order : (7) Chaetophorales (Branched filament)
Family : Chaetophoraceae
Genera : Chaetophora
Reproduction - Vegetative : Fragmentation
Asexual : Zoospores, Aplanospores
Sexual : Isogamy, Anisogamy, Oogamy
Life cycle : Haplontic or Diplontic
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order : (1) Ulotrichales (Unbranched filaments)
Family : Ulotrichaceae
Genera : Ulotrix
Reproduction - Vegetative : Fragmentation
Asexual : Zoospores
Sexual : Isogamy, Anisogamy
Life cycle : Haplontic
Order : (2) Cladophorales
Family : Cladophoraceae (Branched filaments) Valoniaceae
Genera : Cladophora, Pithophora, Chaetomorpha Valonia, Valoniopsis
Reproduction - Vegetative : Fragmentation
Asexual : Quadriflagellate zoospores
Sexual : Gametes – Isogamy
Life cycle : Diplontic, Diplo-Haplontic, Isomorphic
alternation of generations
Order : (3) Ulvales (Thalloid forms)
Family : Ulvaceae
Genera : Ulva, Enteromorpha,
Reproduction - Vegetative : Fragmentation
Asexual : Zoospore, Akinetes
Sexual : Gametes
Life cycle : Diplo-Haplontic
Order : (4) Bryopsidales (Siphonaceous, coenocytic plant body) (5) Dasycladales
Family: Caulerpaceae Bryopsidaceae Cordiaceae Halimedaceae Dasycladaceae
Genera : Caulerpa Bryopsis Codium Halimeda Acetabularia
Reproduction - Vegetative : Fragmentation, Propagule formation
Asexual : Not known
Sexual : Anisogamy, Isogamy
Life cycle : Diplontic
Order : (6) Trentepohliales
(Heterotrichous plant body. High tendency towards terrestrial habitat)
Family : Trentepohliaceae
Genera : Trentepohlia, Cephaleuros
Reproduction - Vegetative : Wind borne fragments of the plant
Asexual : Zoospores, Aplanospores
Sexual : Isogamy
Life cycle : Haplontic or Diplontic
DOMAIN - EUKARYA
KINGDOM - PROTISTA
Division - Charophyta
Class - Charophyceae
Order: (1) Coleochaetales
Family : Coleochaetaceae
Genus : Coleochaeta
Reproduction Vegetative : Wind borne fragments of the plant
Asexual : Zoospores, Aplanospores
Sexual : Isogamy
Life cycle : Haplontic or Diplontic
Order : (2) Charales (Highly specialized plant body. Erect, macroscopic, markedly
Whorled branching with regular nodes and internodes)
Family : Characeae
Genera : Chara, Nitella
Reproduction - Vegetative : Secondary protonema
Asexual : Absent
Sexual : Oogamy
Life cycle : Haplontic
CLASSIFICATION OF BROWN ALGAE
DOMAIN - EUKARYA
KINGDOM - PROTISTA
SUB KINGDOM - HETEROKONTA (STRAMENOPHILA)
Division - Phaeophyta
Class - Phaeophyceae
This class has many orders (only very common orders are listed here)
Order : (1) Ectocarpales
Family : Ectocarpaceae
Genera : Ectocarpus, Geminocarpus, Ascocyclus
Reproduction - Asexual : Zooids or Zoospored (Unilocular / Plurilocular)
Sexual : Isogamy
Life cycle : Isogeneratae (Isomorphic alternation)
Order : (2) Cutleriales
Family : Cutleriaceae
Genera : Cutleria, Zanardinia
Reproduction - Asexual : Parthenogenesis, Zoospores
Sexual : Anisogamy
Life Cycle : Heteromorphic alternation of generations
Order : (3) Dictyotales
Family : Dictyotaceae
Genera : Dictyota, Padina, , Dictyopteris
Reproduction - Asexual : Tetrasporangia
Sexual : Oogamous
Life cycle : Isomorphic alternation of generations
Order : (4) Laminariales
Family : Chordaceae Laminariaceae Lessoniaceae Alariaceae
Genera : Chorda Laminaria Lessonia Alaria
Macrocystis Ecklonia
Reproduction - Asexual : Zoospores
Sexual : Oogamy
Life cycle : Heterogenerate (heteromorphic alternation)
Order : (5) Fucales
Family : Fucaceae Sargassaceae
Genera : Fucus Sargassum, Turbinaria
Reproduction - Asexual : Oogamy
Life cycle : Cyclosporae (only diploid plant is present)
CLASSIFICATION OF RED ALGAE
DOMAIN - EUKARYA
KINGDOM - PROTISTA
Division - Rhodophyta
Class : Bangiophyceae
Order : Bangiales
Fresh water, marine and terrestrial forms. Simple plant body. Unicellular,
Colonial, filamentous or parenchymatous, but never exhibit a aggregated
Filaments. Cells contain a single, axile, stellate chromatophore.
Family : Bangiophyaceae Prophyridiophyaceae
Genus : Bangia, Prophyra Prophyridium
Reproduction - Asexual : Monospores
Sexual : Oogamous. Sex organs little specialized
Life cycle : Diphasic Haplo-haplontic
Class : Florideophyceae
Majority are marine. Plant body is uni or multiaxial.
Sub class : (1) Nemaliophycidae
Primitive members with uniaxial construction.
Order : (1) Nemaliales Order (2) Batrachospermales
Family : Nemalionaceae Batrachospermaceae
Genera : Nemalion Batrachospermum
Reproduction - Asexual : Monospores or tetraspores
Sexual : Oogamous
Life cycle : Triphasic diplo-diplo haplontic
Sub class: (2) Rhodymeniophycidae
Order : (1) Gelidiales
A compact thallus with uniaxial construction. They provide the best source of
Agar
Family : Gelidiaceae Gelidiellaceae
Genera : Gelidium Gelidiella
Reproduction - Sexual : Oogamous
Life cycle : Triphasic diplo-diplo haplontic
Order : (3) Corallinales (Uni or multi axial construction)
Family : Corallinaceae
(Heavily calcified members)
Genera : Corallina, Jania, Amphiroa, Cheilosporum
Order : (4) Halymeniales
Family : Halymeniaceae
Genus : Grateloupia
Reproduction - Sexual : Oogamous
Life cycle : Triphasic diplo-diplo haplontic
Order : (5) Gracilariales
Thallus can be uni or multi axial
Family : Gracilariaceae (There is a great variation in the habit)
Genus : Gracilaria
Order : (6) Gigartinales
Family : Cystocloniaceae
Genus : Hypnea
Reproduction - Sexual : Oogamous
Life cycle : Triphasic diplo-diplo haplontic
Order : (7) Ceramiales
Construction is Uni axial but there is a wide variation in the habit
Family : Ceramiaceae Rhodomelaceae
Genera : Ceramium Acanthophora, Laurencia,
Polysiphonia
Reproduction - Sexual : Oogamous
Life cycle : Triphasic diplo-diplo haplontic
DOMAIN - EUKARYA
KINGDOM - PROTISTA
SUB KINGDOM - HETEROKONTA (STRAMENOPHILA)
Division - Bacillariophyta
Class - Bacillariophyceae
Centrric Diatoms Pinnate Diatoms
(Radially symmetrical) (Bilaterally symmetrical)
Markings radially arranged Markings arranged along two lines
No raphe or pseudo-raphe Contain raphe or pseudo raphe
Gliding motion absent Gliding movements present
Centric Diatoms
Order : (1) Melosoriales Order (2) Biddulphiales
Family : Melosoriaceae Biddulphiaceae
Genera : Melosira Biddulphia
Reproduction - Vegetative : Transverse division
Asexual : Auxospores
Sexual : Microspore formation
Pinnate Diatoms
Order : (2) Naviculales (There are seven families) - Pinnate diatoms
Family : Pinnulariaceae Naviculaceae Amphipleuraceae
Genera : Pinnularia, Navicula Frustulia
Reproduction - Vegetative : Transverse division
Asexual : Auxospores
Sexual : Conjugation (Anisogamy or Isogamy)
