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Diversity of plants

1) The document discusses the diversity of cryptogamic plants with respect to their habitat, nutrition, and ecological status. 2) In terms of habitat, algae are found in aquatic environments like freshwater and marine areas, as well as terrestrial areas. They can also be found in unusual habitats. 3) Cryptogamic plants exhibit diversity in their nutritional modes, with some being autotrophic while others have symbiotic or parasitic relationships. 4) Cryptogams play important ecological roles as decomposers, in bioremediation, and as primary producers.

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B.Sc.I Diversity of Microbes And Cryptogams Unit –I DR. SWATI V. PUNDKAR Assistant Professor Department of Botany Shri Shivaji Science College, Amravati NAAC Accredited ‘A’ Grade
1.3 – Diversity of Cryptogamic plants with respect to Habitat form, Nutrition and Ecological status Diversity of Cryptogamic plants with respect to Habitat form Algae- 1) Aquatic algae A) Fresh water algae- Ponds, lackes, Rivers B) Marine algae- Sea and Oceans 2) Terrestrial algae – A)Sapophytes B)Cryptophytes 3) Algae of unusual habitat- uncommon places
1-Planktonic Algae 2- Benthic Algae 3- Thermal Algae 4- Soil Algae
6- Lithophytes (i) Epilithic. These include algae living on surface of rocks, e.g., Calothrix, Rivularia, Gloeocapsa, Pleurocapsa, Ectocarpus, Polysiphoniaetc. (ii) Endolithic. These include algae which live inside the rocks, e.g., Dalmatella and Podocapsa. 7- Epiphytes
8- Halophytes 9- Symbionts 10- Endozoic Algae 11- Parasitic Algae
Diversity of Cryptogams with respect to nutrition Ecological Status of Cryptogams • Algae
• Fungi Fungi as Decomposers Fungi as Bioremediation
• Bryophytes