Blue-green algae do not have a membrane bound nucleus. They sustain their lives by carrying out their functions in eukaryotes.
Green in color
chloroplasts and cell walls
Phytoplankton, colonial, filamenous, and multicellular
Green algae is a type of photosynthetic organism that is not classified as a plant but belongs to the Kingdom Protista or Protists. They have plant-like characteristics, such as photosynthesis and cell walls made of cellulose, but they have a different evolutionary history from true plants.
Green algae are primarily placed in the Kingdom Plantae due to their possession of chlorophyll for photosynthesis, cell walls made of cellulose, and other plant-like characteristics.
Green algae are considered the most closely related to green plants, as they share similar photosynthetic pigments and cell structure. The chlorophytes and charophytes groups of green algae are particularly close relatives to land plants.
Green algae, particularly charophytes, are considered to be the closest relatives and ancestors of land plants. They share many characteristics with land plants, such as similar chloroplast structure and reproductive features. This close evolutionary relationship suggests that land plants evolved from green algae.
The scientific name for green algae is Chlorophyta.
Chlorophytes are actually within the plant kingdom, specifically Viridiplantae. Like all members of the plant kingdom, chlorophytes have cell walls with cellulose and gain nourishment through photosynthesis.
Algae are classified according to their pigmentation, cell structure, and method of reproduction. They can be grouped into divisions such as Green Algae, Red Algae, and Brown Algae based on these characteristics.
blue green algae
Seaweeds are classified into three major groups; the green algae, the brown algae, and the red algae. Placement of seaweed into one of these groups is based on the pigments and colouration existing in the plant. Other seaweed features that are used to classify algae include: cell wall composition, reproductive characteristics, and the chemical nature of the photosynthetic products. Plant structure, form and shape are additional characteristics used to classify seaweed.