Phycology

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Author: Robert Edward Lee

ISBN-10: 0521682770

ISBN-13: 9780521682770

Category: Marine Biology - Microorganisms

Phycology is the study of algae, the primary photosynthetic organisms in freshwater and marine food chains. As a food source for zooplankton and filter-feeding shellfish, the algae are an extremely important group. Since the publication of the first edition in 1981, this textbook has established itself as a classic resource on phycology. This revised edition maintains the format of previous editions, whilst incorporating the latest information from nucleic acid sequencing studies. Detailed...

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One of the market leading textbooks on phycology, containing the latest information from nucleic acid sequencing studies.

Pt. I Introduction 11 Basic characteristics of the algae 3Pt. II The prokaryotic algae 312 Cyanobacteria 33Pt. III Evolution of the chloroplast 813 Glaucophyta 854 Rhodophyta 895 Chlorophyta 139Pt. IV Evolution of one membrane of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum 2396 Euglenophyta 2457 Dinophyta 2628 Apicomplexa 310Pt. V Evolution of two membranes of chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum and the Chlorarachniophyta 3159 Cryptophyta 32110 Heterokontophyta, Chrysophyceae 33311 Heterokontophyta, Synurophyceae 34912 Heterokontophyta, Eustigmatophyceae 35413 Heterokontophyta, Pinguiophyceae 35714 Heterokontophyta, Dictyochophyceae 35915 Heterokontophyta, Pelagophyceae 36516 Heterokontophyta, Bolidophyceae 36817 Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae 36918 Heterokontophyta, Raphidophyceae 40919 Heterokontophyta, Xanthophyceae 41320 Heterokontophyta, Phaeothamniophyceae 42421 Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae 42622 Prymnesiophyta 48423 Algae and the environment 504Glossary 521Index 534