2. GENERALCHARACTERISTICS
It is an isomorpic alternation of generation, is a member of order of
cladophorales....
It was found in huge masses of a variety of marine and fresh water...
Many species of cladophora are also present as an epiphyte or as a host in many
other algae.....
It is usually yellowish green in colour and often rough to touch ...
This alga can grow up to a few metres and thallus is usually
PSEUDODICHOTOMOUSLY branched .....
It has a relatively high light optimum for photosynthesis ......
3. CHLADOPHORA – CLASSIFICATION
Division – Chlorophyta
Class – Chlorophycae
Order – Cladophorales
Family – Cladophoraceae
Genus – Cladophora ......
4. All species are aquatic, abundant in fresh water and marine
habitat ....
Common species – Cladophora glomerata...
This green algae is macroscopic....
Plant body is multicellular, filamentous and branched ......
Attached to the substratum by rhizodial cells ....
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6. CELL STRUCTURE
Cells are elongated, cylindrical, multinucleated and coenocytic...
Each cell has 3 layered cell wall....
Outer layer made up of chitin....
Reticulate chloroplast ......
Chloroplast associated with large no. Of pyenoids...
Centre of cell occupied by a large central vacoule .... .
