Characteristics of Chrysophytes
- Two contrasting flagella.
- The Colour of golden yellow is caused by auxiliary pigment.
- Silica and cellulose are used to make cell walls.
- Adrift swimming.
- Unicellular.
- Present in bodies of water with the low calcium content.
- Diatoms and golden algae both are present in fresh water and salt water.
- Chrysophytes are photosynthetic.
Chrysophytes
The practice of classifying organisms based on shared characteristics is known as biological classification. The two kingdoms of classification were proposed by Linnaeus. He divided organisms into two kingdoms: the animal world (Animalia) and the plant kingdom (Plantae). The two kingdom classification had some drawbacks, such as the inability to distinguish between eukaryotes and prokaryotes, unicellular and multicellular species, and photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic organisms. As a result, this field underwent further development, with R.H. Whittaker’s Five Kingdom classification serving as the primary example.