Algae
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Algae. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Algae.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Acetabularia - A genus of green algae found in the Mediterranean and other warm seas....
Achlya - A genus of ALGAE in the family Saprolegniaceae. They are pathogens of FISHES and INSECTS....
Algae - A major group of polyphyletic organisms of extremely varied morphology and physiology, mostly photos...
Algae, Brown - Predominantly marine algae of the division Phaeophyta, having CHROMATOPHORES containing carotenoid P...
Algae, Golden-Brown - Microscopic fresh water algae in the family Chrysophyceae. They share many features with the BROWN A...
Algae, Green - Algae of the division Chlorophyta, in which the green pigment of CHLOROPHYLL is not masked by other ...
Algae, Red - Algae of the division Rhodophyta, in which the red pigment (PHYCOERYTHRIN) predominates. However if ...
Aphanomyces - A genus of ALGAE in the family Saprolegniaceae. It causes root rot in plants and is also a pathogen ...
Ascophyllum - A BROWN ALGAE closely related to FUCUS. It is found attached to rocks and boulders on the middle sho...
Blood-Borne Pathogens - Infectious organisms in the BLOOD, of which the predominant medical interest is their contamination ...
Caulerpa - A genus of toxic marine GREEN ALGAE found throughout tropical and subtropical seas. One species, Cau...
Chara - A genus of ALGAE in the family CHARACEAE. They have a strong garlic-like odor and are an important f...
Characeae - Slender, threadlike family of ALGAE, in the order Charales, that are closely related to PLANTS. They...
Chlamydomonas - A genus of organisms considered both a protozoon (Dorland, 27th ed) and an alga (Bold & Wynne, Intro...
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii - An organism considered both a protozoon (Dorland, 27th ed) and an alga (Bold & Wynne, Introduction t...
Chlorella - Nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially valuable as a source of high-grade protein and B-compl...
Chlorella vulgaris - A species of green microalgae in the family Chlorellaceae. It is used as a model organism for PHOTOS...
Chondrus - A genus of RED ALGAE, in the family Gigartinaceae. The species Chondrus crispus is a source of CARRA...
Cryptophyta - A division (some say phylum or class) of the ALGAE, characterized by biflagellated cells and found i...
Cyanophora - A genus of primitive ALGAE in the family Cyanophoraceae, class Glaucocystophyceae. They contain pigm...
Diatoms - The common name for the phylum of microscopic unicellular ALGAE. Most are aquatic, being found in fr...
Fucus - A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Fucaceae. It is found in temperate, marine intertidal areas alo...
Gracilaria - A genus of RED ALGAE in the family Gracilariaceae. It is a highly commercial SEAWEED and a source of...
Kelp - Large, robust forms of brown algae (PHAEOPHYCEAE) in the order Laminariales. They are a major compon...
Kelp - Large, robust forms of brown algae (PHAEOPHYCEAE) in the order Laminariales. They are a major compon...
Lagenidium - A genus of ALGAE in the family Lagenidiaceae. One species (L. giganteum) parasitizes the larval stag...
Laminaria - A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Laminariaceae. Dried pencil-like pieces may be inserted in the ...
Laurencia - A genus of RED ALGAE in the family Rhodomelaceae. Some species are a rich source of chlorine-and bro...
Lichens - Any of a group of plants formed by a mutual combination of an alga and a fungus....
Macrocystis - A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Lessoniaceae, and one of the major forms of KELP. The species M...
Nitella - A genus of ALGAE in the family CHARACEAE. They are found in shallow to deep waters of soft water or ...
Ochromonas - A genus of GOLDEN-BROWN ALGAE in the family Ochromonadaceae, found mostly in freshwater. They bear t...
Oomycetes - A group of ALGAE, formerly considered FUNGI, whose exact taxonomic level is unsettled. Many consider...
Peronospora - A genus of ALGAE in the family Peronosporaceae. Most species are obligatory parasites and many are p...
Phytophthora - A genus of destructive parasitic algae in the family Peronosporaceae, order Peronosporales, affectin...
Phytophthora infestans - A species of parasitic algae in the family Peronosporaceae that is the causative agent of late bligh...
Plocamium - A genus of RED ALGAE, in the family Plocamiaceae, found in temperate marine environments worldwide. ...
Porphyra - A genus of RED ALGAE in the family Bangiaceae. It is the most widely consumed SEAWEED in the world ...
Porphyridium - A genus of RED ALGAE in the family Porphyridiaceae. A single stellate CHLOROPLAST is present in each...
Prototheca - A genus of achlorophyllic algae in the family Chlorellaceae, and closely related to CHLORELLA. It is...
Pythium - A genus of destructive root-parasitic algae in the family Pythiaceae, order Peronosporales, commonly...
Saprolegnia - A genus of ALGAE in the family Saprolegniaceae. It is a parasite and pathogen of freshwater FISHES....
Sargassum - One of the largest genera of BROWN ALGAE, comprised of more than 150 species found in tropical, subt...
Scenedesmus - A genus of GREEN ALGAE in the family Scenedesmaceae. It forms colonies of usually four or eight cyli...
Seaweed - Marine ALGAE widely distributed in the ocean, occurring from the tide level to considerable depths, ...
Ulva - A genus of GREEN ALGAE in the family Ulvaceae. Commonly know as sea lettuces, they grow attached to ...
Undaria - A genus of BROWN ALGAE, in the family Alariaceae, native to Japan, Korea, and China. The edible SEAW...
Usnea - A genus of lichens containing usnic acid and mucilage. Usnea barbata has been used as an herbal medi...
Volvocida - An order of plantlike, flagellate protozoa commonly found in freshwater habitats. Characteristics in...
Volvox - A genus of GREEN ALGAE in the family Volvocaceae. They form spherical colonies of hundreds or thousa...
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