difference between moss and algae
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Difference Between Algae and Moss
✰ཽDefinition
- Algae: Algae are a diverse polyphyletic group of lower thallus plants.
- Moss: Mosses are a diverse polyphyletic group of higher plants characterized by the absence of special tissues designed to conduct water.
✰ཽNumber of species
- Algae: There are more than 30000 species of algae.
- Moss: There are more than 12000 species of mosses.
✰ཽScience
- Algae: The science, which studies algae, is called algology.
- Moss: The science, which studies mosses, is called bryology.
✰ཽStructure
- Algae: Algae include unicellular, multicellular, and colonial organisms.
- Moss: All mosses are multicellular organisms.
✰ཽDivisions
- Algae: Algae are subdivided into diatoms, green, red, and brown algae.
- Moss: Mosses are divided into hornworts, bryophytes, liverworts, and peat mosses.
✰ཽSize
- Algae: From several micrometers (unicellular algae) to several tens of meters (some brown algae).
- Moss: From less than 1 cm to 10-20 cm.
✰ཽHabitat
- Algae: Algae are mainly marine and freshwater plants. Some species have adapted to live in humid soils, tree bark, wet rocks, etc.
- Moss: Most mosses are mainly terrestrial. Some species have adapted to live in the water.
✰ཽWay of Life
- Algae: Algae can be floating or attached to the bottom of the water basins or other substrates by special cells.
- Moss: Mosses are attached to the substrate, which can be soil, rock, tree, and other surfaces.
✰ཽUse
- Algae: Some algae are used in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
- Moss: The peat is used for fertilizing and growing of plants, for heating, and for the treatment of rheumatoid diseases.
✰ཽExamples
- Algae: Ulva, Spirogyra, Coralline; Sargassum, Ectocarpus, Melosira, etc.
- Moss: Notothylas, Megaceros, Bryum, Lunularia, Sphagnum, etc.
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