FOLDSCOPE NUMBER: 00024E43D6E2, 000283BB6B01, 00022203F034 and 00022D0BD4EB Algae is a diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a primary producers of aquatic ecosystem. Algal flora constitutes about 1.6% of the total biodiversity. There are about 1800 genera and 30000 species. Algae are simple plants with autotrophic mode of nutrition. Foldscope gives a good magnification for algae Spirogyra Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus. It is very rare among the plant – like protists.
oscillatoria Oscillatoria is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria. It is named for the oscillation in its movement. Its body is composed of single row of cells. These cells form trichomes.
vaucheria Vaucheria is a genus of Xanthophyceae or yellow green algae. It is found mostly in freshwater. The thallus is made of long, cylindrical well branched filaments.
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