Xanthophyta Protista Flora and Fauna
Xanthophyta Protista Flora and Fauna
Members of this group tend to form colonies and are photosynthetic organisms which live primarily in freshwater. Their yellow-green colour comes from various xanthins as well as chlorophylls a, c, and e. About 100 different species are known.
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Vaucheria - Photographs of the filaments of this freshwater species with its description and information on its biology.
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Characiopsis naegelii - Image of this species epiphytic on Daphnia, provided by AlgaeVision.
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Introduction to the Xanthophyta: Yellow-Green Algae - Brief discussion of the biology and ecology of this group of photosynthetic organisms which live primarily in freshwater, but also are found in marine waters, on damp soil or on tree trunks.
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Botrydium granulatum - Several images of this yellow-green alga growing on drying mud and also enlarged images of the thalli.
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