1. Archaeplastida Colleen K, Alex P, Brendan M, Pallavi P

2. Description  Its eukaryotic  Red and green algae  Multicellular and unicellular  Related to land plants  Photosynthetic  Lack centriols  Mitochondria has flat cristae

3. 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

4. Examples  From a small group called glaucophytes  Moss – Archaeplastida glincola  Red Algae  Under the surface of salt bodies of water

5. Evolutionary significanceEvolutionary significance  They form a paraphyletic group  The chloroplast have 2 membranes – developed directly from endosymbiotic Cyanobacteria