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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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