DEFINITIONS/TERMS RELATING to ALGAE
PHYCOLOGY:
The study of algae.
ALGAE(ãl’je):
- pl n, sing Alga, adj Algal
Photosynthetic organisms occurring in fresh, salt water or moist ground, and varying in size from small, single-celled forms to complex, multicellular forms. Distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, or leaves with intravascular structures.
MACROALGAE:
Used to describe complex, multicellular algal forms.
MORPHOLOGY:
Study of Form
CLASSIFICATION:
Three phyla