green algae

Green Algae

Common name: Algae, sea lettuce, dead man's finger

Description: Has dark to light-green coloration which comes from having chloroplast A and B. capable of photosynthesis. 

1 micrometer in diameter and 60 meters in length.

Taxonomy

kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Rhodophyta 

Class: lorideophycidae

Order: Halymeniales

Family: Halymeniaxeae

Genus:Prionitis 

Species: Lanceolata 

Ecology

Interesting features- They live in large colonies. The pigment beta carotene, found in green algae, is used as a food colouring and also may have benefits as a cancer treatment. Green algae may play a role in reducing global warming.