PPT-Types of Algae Marine algae, more commonly known as seaweeds, come in

all shapes and sizes Algae are not plants even though they sometimes look like them They are all referred to as algae the red green and brown algae are . Multicellular Primary Producers: . Seaweeds and Plants. Seaweeds. -. multicellular. (a few exceptions), eukaryotes. -important source of food, habitat . -producers of oxygen for organisms on land and in oceans. kelp forest. Algae. Kingdom Protista. Eukaryotic with chloroplasts - autotrophic some are unicellular. Multicellular algae are popularly called seaweeds (not plants). No leaves, stems, roots, or flowers.. Seaweeds and Plants. Seaweeds. NOT PLANTS!. Multicellular. algae. No roots, stems, leaves. Primary producers. Important for Habitat . More accurately, . MACROPHYTES. or. MACROALGAE. Seaweed Structure. Protists. (Algae). Autotrophs. – . photosynthetic. , have . chloroplasts. , all have chlorophyll a. Classified by . pigment. types / color group, food storage, cell wall composition (7 phyla). Produce most . Primary Producers: Seaweeds and Algae. Chapter 6. Many fascinating photosynthetic organisms populate the oceans, and for the most part, they are very different from the land plants that surround us.. international conference and exhibition on marine drugs and natural products. melbourne, australia. July 2016. . Jeanine B. Downie, M.D., FAAD. Director, image Dermatology® P.C.. Assistant Attending Mountainside. SEAWEEDS. . An Overview. Phycology. The study of Algae. Also called . Algology. Not a plant - lack the structural complexity of higher plants . They DO photosynthesize. Characteristics. Range in size from . By: Jacob Padilla. Stingrays & Rays. Manta Ray. : Found in warmer parts of the Pacific Ocean.. These creatures can have an amazing wingspan of 15 feet, and are very beautiful and graceful underwater. This animal also has a nickname, the devil ray. But this species is harmless to humans, and it doesn’t even have a stinger.. Multicellular. Algae. Seaweeds ( . macroalgae. ). Multicellular. algae. . . Three groups of seaweeds. Red algae – phylum(division) . Rhodophyta. Brown algae – phylum(division) . Phaeophyta. Dr. . Kauser. Jahan. Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering. Rowan University. Glassboro, New Jersey. BANGLADESH. Bounded by India on the north and west, by India and Burma on the east, and by the bay of Bengal on the south.. Seaweeds and Plants. Seaweeds. -. multicellular. (a few exceptions), eukaryotes. -important source of food, habitat . -producers of oxygen for organisms on land and in oceans. -economic importance. -also called MACROPHYTES or MACROALGAE. COMPILED BY . DR NISHA SHARMA. Marine drugs. Oceans cover more than 70% of the earth’s surface with over 200,000 invertebrates and algal species.. Commonly used Drugs obtained from marine organisms which are being used are shark & cod-liver oils, sodium alginate, agar-agar, and chitin etc. . . General Characteristics of Algae. Algae are simplest eukaryotic organisms, may be unicellular or . multicellular. .. Plant Body: . Thalloid. , not differentiated into root, stem and leaves.. Nutrition: . chlorophyllus. . thallophytes. that can manufacture their own food and they produce oxygen during photosynthesis. So they are called as autotrophic . thallophytes. .. The term . thallus. is used for plant body that is not differentiated into root, stem and leaves. Lacks vascular system..