Rhodophyta - Encyclopedia.com
2018年6月27日 · Rhodophyta are ancient algae whose fossil remains are found under the form of coralline algal skeletons in limestone deposits of coral reef origin dating back to the Precambrian Era. They use the blue spectrum of visible light to accomplish photosynthesis that allows them to live in deep waters, storing energy under the form of Floridean starch.
Pyrrophyta - Encyclopedia.com
2018年6月27日 · Pyrrophyta. Approximately 2000 species of Pyrrophyta (from the Greek pyrrhos, meaning flames, and phyton, meaning plant) are known at present.
Algae - Encyclopedia.com
2018年6月11日 · Rhodophyta or red algae are comprised of approximately 4, 000 species of mostly marine algae, which are most diverse in tropical waters. Species of red algae range from microscopic to macroscopic in size. The larger species typically grow attached to a hard substrate or even on other algae.
Carpogonium - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月29日 · carpogonium (pl. carpogonia) The female gametangium of the red algae (see Rhodophyta). Carpogonia, which are found at the tips of the female gametophyte, are flask-shaped structures from which protrudes a slender elongation called a trichogyne. The nonmotile male spermatia, released from the antheridia, attach to the trichogyne during sexual ...