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<p>99.249.36.19: New page: Phycology (or algology) (from Greek: φύκος, phykos, &quot;seaweed&quot;; and λόγος, logos, &quot;knowledge&quot;), a subdiscipline of botany, is the scientific study of algae. Algae are important as...</p> <hr /> <div>Phycology (or algology) (from Greek: φύκος, phykos, &quot;seaweed&quot;; and λόγος, logos, &quot;knowledge&quot;), a subdiscipline of botany, is the scientific study of algae. Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in a wet environment. They are distinguished from the higher plants by a lack of true roots, stems or leaves. Many species are single-celled and microscopic (including phytoplankton and other microalgae); many others are multicellular to one degree or another, some of these growing to large size (for example, seaweeds such as kelp and Sargassum).<br /> <br /> Phycology also includes the study of prokaryotic forms known as blue-green algae or cyanobacteria. A number of microscopic algae also occur as symbionts in Lichens.<br /> <br /> A phycologist is a person who studies algae as described above. In a similar manner, a mycologist is a person who has been professionally trained in mycology, the study of fungi.<br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phycology</div>

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