Characteristics of Bryophytes

Bryophytes are the most simplest and most primitive land plants. Name bryophyte is derived from two words; ‘Bryon’ = moss; ‘phyton’ = plant. At present the phylum Bryophyta includes  ~ 960 genera and ~ 24000 species. The present post discusses the Characteristics of Bryophytes highlighting its Habit, Thallus Diversity, Gametophytic […]

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Pigments in Algae (Key points) with PPT

Algae show great diversity in pigmentation. Many coloured pigments such as green, red, yellow, and blue have been found in marine and freshwater algae. Different groups of algae have different and specific pigment composition. Pigments are usually found in specialized plastids called chromophores in all groups of algae except in […]

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