CONTENTS ix 



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Myxobacteriaceae 78 



SCHIZOPHYCE^E .79 



Structure of Schizophyceae 80 



Reproduction of Schizophyceae 82 



Movements of Schizophyceae . . . 83 



Classification of Schizophycese 84 



Peridinese 84 



Diatom aceae (Bacillariales) . . .86 



Classification of Diatoms ,90 



Bibliography 90 



CHAPTER V 

 THE ALGJB 



CLASS I. GREEN ALG^E (CHLOROPHYCE.K) . . . . . .92 



Classification of Chlorophycese 94 



Order I. Volvocaceae 95 



Order II. Protococcoidese . . ' . . . . . . .98 



Order III. Confervoideae 101 



Classification of Confervoideae 107 



Order IV. Conjugal* 108 



Order V. Siphoneae 112 



Order VI. Characeae 116 



CLASS II. PH.EOPHYCEJE (BROWN ALG^E) . 123 



Order I. Phaeosporese .......... 126 



Order II. Cyclosporeae (Fucaceae) 130 



Classification of Phseophyceae 134 



Order III. Dictyotales 134 



CLASS III. RHODOPHYCE^; (RED ALG.S) ....... 134 



Subclass I. Bangiales - 137 



Order. Bangiaceae 137 



Subclass II. Florideae 138 



Order I. Neinalionales 140 



Order II. Gigartinales 141 



Order III. Rhodymeniales . 142 



Order IV. Cryptonemiales ........ 144 



Nature of Spore-fruit 145 



Affinities of Rhodophycese 145 



Fossil Rhodophyceae 147 



Bibliography of Algae . 147 



CHAPTER VI 

 FUNGI 



Structure of Fungi 150 



Affinities of Fungi 161 



