Phylum Euglenophyta
--No cell wall
--Possess chloroplasts with primarily chlorophyll pigments
--All store glucose as a polysaccharide carbohydrate called paramylon.
-The paramylon is synthesized and stored with the pyrenoid, which is a component of the chloroplast.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Phylum Euglenophyta | --No cell wall
--Possess chloroplasts with primarily chlorophyll pigments
--All store glucose as a polysaccharide carbohydrate called paramylon.
-The paramylon is synthesized and stored with the pyrenoid, which is a component of the chloroplast. |
Phylum Bacillariophyta | --Possess cell walls composed primarily of silica
-- Possess chloroplasts with carotenoid pigments
-- All store glucose as the polysaccharide carbohydrate, laminari |
Phylum Chrysophyta | -- Possess chloroplasts with golden and brown carotenoids |
Phylum Phaeophyta | --All have cell walls of algin
--Possess chloroplasts with chlorophylls a and c, xanthophylls and carotene
--All store glucose as laminarin |
Phylum Rhodophyta | - Possess cell walls of agar
- Possess chloroplasts with chlorophylls a and d, phycobilins and carotenoids.
--Phycobilins are red pigments.
- All store glucose as Floridian starch |
Phylum Chrorophyta | --Possess cell walls of cellulose
--Possess chloroplasts with chlorophylls a and b, xanthophyll and carotene
--Store glucose as starch |