Question

classification of algae

Answer 1

Division level classification, as with kingdom level classification is tenuous for algae.

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Answer 2

Greeks called the “Phycos” for seaweeds. It was Leeuwenhoek, 1674 who first observed unicellular algae under the microscope. Since Linnaeus (1753) published “Species Plantarum” and classified algae. Many algologists (phycologists) have proposed different classification systems based on various algal characters.