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The account of algae dates back to ancient Chinese literature and it is a believe that along with the origin of plant sciences, the recognition of algae as a group has taken place. Greeks called the “Phycos” for seaweeds. It was Leeuwenhoek, 1674 who first observed unicellular algae under the microscope. Since Linnaeus (1753) published “Species Plantarum” and classified algae. Many algologists (phycologists) have proposed different classification systems based on various algal characters. In the present chapter an attempt has been made to collectively put forward different classification systems as proposed.
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Baweja, P., Sahoo, D. (2015). Classification of Algae. 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_2
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