Publication Date:
2008
abstract:
In the following sections of this chapter we will try to give an outline of some algae characteristics and general information on their classification, distribution, structure, nutrition and reproduction. In the last paragraph a short account on the origin of eukaryotic algae is set out.
Iris type:
02.01 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Keywords:
Algae; Endosymbiosis theory; Pigments distribution
List of contributors:
Evangelista, Valtere; Gualtieri, Paolo; Vesentini, Nicoletta; Frassanito, ANNA MARIA; Passarelli, Vincenzo; Barsanti, Laura; Coltelli, Primo
Book title:
Algal Toxins: Nature, Occurrence, Effect and Detection