Phycology

  1. Algal Morphology and Thallus Organization
    1. Unicellular Forms
      1. Flagellated
        1. Motility Mechanisms
          1. Flagellar Beat Patterns
            1. Steering Mechanisms
            2. Cell Shape Variations
              1. Spherical
                1. Elongated
                  1. Flattened
                2. Non-motile (Coccoid)
                  1. Cell Wall Structure
                    1. Composition Variations
                      1. Ornamentation
                      2. Cell Shape Diversity
                        1. Spherical
                          1. Ellipsoidal
                            1. Angular
                        2. Colonial Forms
                          1. Coenobial
                            1. Definition and Examples
                              1. Volvox
                                1. Pediastrum
                                2. Colony Organization
                                  1. Cell Number Determination
                                    1. Spatial Arrangements
                                  2. Non-coenobial
                                    1. Aggregation Mechanisms
                                      1. Mucilage Production
                                        1. Physical Entanglement
                                        2. Temporary Associations
                                      2. Filamentous Forms
                                        1. Unbranched
                                          1. Cell Division Patterns
                                            1. Intercalary Division
                                              1. Terminal Division
                                              2. Cell Connections
                                                1. Plasmodesmata
                                                  1. Pore Connections
                                                2. Branched
                                                  1. Types of Branching
                                                    1. True Branching
                                                      1. False Branching
                                                      2. Branch Development
                                                        1. Lateral Branch Formation
                                                    2. Siphonous (Coenocytic) Forms
                                                      1. Structure and Cytoplasmic Organization
                                                        1. Multinucleate Condition
                                                          1. Cytoplasmic Streaming
                                                          2. Morphological Complexity
                                                            1. Rhizoids
                                                              1. Upright Portions
                                                              2. Wound Response
                                                                1. Plugging Mechanisms
                                                              3. Parenchymatous and Pseudoparenchymatous Forms
                                                                1. Simple Blades
                                                                  1. Tissue Organization
                                                                    1. Cell Layers
                                                                      1. Differentiation
                                                                    2. Complex Thalli
                                                                      1. Stipe
                                                                        1. Support Function
                                                                          1. Internal Structure
                                                                          2. Blade
                                                                            1. Photosynthetic Function
                                                                              1. Gas-Filled Bladders
                                                                              2. Holdfast
                                                                                1. Attachment Mechanisms
                                                                                  1. Rhizoid Systems
                                                                                  2. Internal Differentiation
                                                                                    1. Cortex and Medulla
                                                                                      1. Conducting Tissues
                                                                                  3. Specialized Structures
                                                                                    1. Reproductive Structures
                                                                                      1. Conceptacles
                                                                                        1. Sori
                                                                                          1. Cystocarps
                                                                                          2. Attachment Structures
                                                                                            1. Haptera
                                                                                              1. Rhizines
                                                                                              2. Buoyancy Structures
                                                                                                1. Pneumatocysts
                                                                                                  1. Gas Vesicles

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