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Xanthophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Dinophyceae are among those important algal groups which are less diverse than other major groups of algae. Members of Xanthophyceae and Euglenophyceae do not contaminate water, whereas Dinoflagellates causes various types of poisoning. Many important algal members have been included and excluded in these groups due to their close resemblance with other groups. Molecular data have shown that Xanthophycean are more close to pheophycean; Euglenoids to Kinetoplastids and Diplonemids; and Dinoflagellates to Alveolates. In this chapter a detailed description of these three important algal groups have been discussed, which include brief introduction, classification, life cycles, economic importance and phylogeny.
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Sahoo, D., Kumar, S. (2015). Xanthophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Dinophyceae. In: Sahoo, D., Seckbach, J. (eds) The Algae World. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7321-8_9
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