Plant Kingdom
Algae- colonial volvox Filamentous algae- ulothrix and spirogyra Note- kelp are large algae. Asexual are zoospore , sexual fusion of two gamete. Similar in size- ulothrix flagellated , non flagellated but similar in size spirogyra such reproduction is called isogamous. #dsimilar in size- udorina(anisogamous) One large and one small flagella is term as Oogamous.eg- fucus , volvox Green algae- Volvox, ulothrix Brown algae- laminaria, fucus ,dictyota Red algae- porphyra, polysiphonia # -many species of porphyra , laminaria and sargasam among 70 species of Marine algae used and food. . Algin (brown algae) carrageen (red algae) vichar used commercially. . agar is one of the commercial product obtained from gelidium and Gracilaria are used to grow microbes and in preparation of ice cream and jellies # chlorella are rich in protein is used as food supplement even by space travellers