Archaeplastida Colleen K, Alex P, Brendan M, Pallavi P
Description Its eukaryotic Red and green algae Multicellular and unicellular Related to land plants Photosynthetic Lack centriols Mitochondria has flat cristae
Ecological significanceEcological significance Located in Freshwater HELPFUL: Larger types are seaweed that are the base of the food web for marine life HARMFUL: Red Tide – Algae Bloom Production of natural toxins, depletion of dissolved oxygen
Examples From a small group called glaucophytes Moss – Archaeplastida glincola Red Algae Under the surface of salt bodies of water
Evolutionary significanceEvolutionary significance They form a paraphyletic group The chloroplast have 2 membranes – developed directly from endosymbiotic Cyanobacteria