GIVE ALL THE 11 CLASSES OF ALGAE?????

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There are many classification of algae but the one given by F.F. Fritsch(1935) is considered to be the most accepted. He divided algae into 11 classes that can be list in the following manner.
Class 1. Chlorophyceae Green algae- e.g., Chlamydomnas, Spirogyra.
Class 2. Xanthophyceae - Green-yellow algae; e.g., Vaucheria.
Class 3. Chrysophyceae - Yellow-green algae; e.g., Chrysophaera.
Class 4. Bacillariophyceae or Diatoms -Yellow or golden brown algae; e.g., Pinularia.
Class 5. Cryptophyceae -Red or brown in colour; e.g., Cryptomonas.
Class 6. Dinopnyceae - Dark yellow or brown in colour; e.g., Peridinium.
Class 7. Chloromonadineae -Bright green in colour; e.g., Vacuolaria.
Class 8. Euglenidae – Belonging to the euglena like animals. Euglena.
Class 9. Phaeophyceae - Yellow brown in colour; e.g., Sargassum,
Class 10. Rhodophyceae - Red  algae; e.g., Polysiphonia.
Class 11. Myxophyceae -Blue-green in colour; e.g., Nostoc.

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