It is a part of five book series on Botany for Degree Students. The revised edition of Botany for Degree Students- Algae deals with the important system of classification of the plant kingdom, an account of thallophytes, life histories of important representatives of each class of algae and various aspects of the life cycles of algae. Coverage of latest researches in the current edition of the book make it more useful for students appearing in competitive examinations.
This book Useful for botany course.
1. Discussion on new topics such as Protochlorophyta, Toxic Algae, colourless Algae, Biofertilisers, Cyanophages, Bioluminisense and genera Microcystis and Navicula in the.
2. Relevant and well labelled diagrams to illustrate various stages in the life histories of the representative types.
3. Rich pedagogy comprising chapter-end features such as list of diagnostic features of important types and graphic representation of their life histories and variety of revision questions (Essay, short and objective type questions).
1. Introduction
2. Division: Cyanophyta (Cyanophy-cophyta) Class: Cynophyceae
3. Order: Chroococcales
4. Order: Oscillatopriales
5. Order: Nostocales
6. Order: Scytonematales
7. Order: Rivulariales
8. Division: Chlorophyta (Chlorophy-cophyta) Class: Chlorophyceae
9. Class: Chloro-phyceae Order: Volvocales
10. Class: Chlorophyceae Order: Chlorococcales
11. Order: Ulotrichales Suborder: Ulotrichineae
12. Order: Ulvales
13. Order: Oedogoniales
14. Order: Cladophorales
15. Order: Chaetophorales
16. Order: Zygnemales (Conjugales)
17. Order: Caulerpales
18. Division: Charophyta (Charophycophyta) Class: Charophyceae
19. Division: Xanthophyta (Xanthophycophyta) Class: Xanthophyceae Order: Heterosiphonales
20. Division: Bacillariophyta (Bacillariophycophyta) Class: Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms)
21. Division: Phaeophyta (Phaeophycophyta)
22. Class: Isogeneratae Order: Ectocarpales
23. Order: Dictyotales
24. Order: Laminariales
25. Class: Cyclospora Order: Fucales
26. Division: Rhodophyta (Rhodophycophyta)
27. Sub-Class: lorideae (Florideophycideae) Order: Nemalionales
28. Order: Ceramiales
29. General Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Index