Chrysophyta David Kang

Introduction to Chrysophyta Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Chrysophyta

Introduction to Chrysophyta (cont.) Class: Bacillariophyta – diatoms Xanthophyceae - golden/golden-brown algae Chrysophyceae - yellow-green algae

Chrysophyta unicellular marine or freshwater protist Most of them are photosynthetic  initially categorized as plants. Particularly important in lake where they may be the primary source of food for zooplankton

Chrysophyta (cont) In many chrysophytes the cell walls are composed of cellulose with large quantities of silica. Some have one or two flagella, which can be similar or dissimilar. Sometimes produce sexually, but mostly through cell division.

Example Diatoms:are a major group of algae, and are among the most common types of phytoplankton.

Bibliogrphy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatom http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/chrysophyta.html http://chloroplast.ocean.washington.edu/home http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Chrysophyta#Classes: