what are the charactertics of thallophyta?
General features of thallophytes
- The plant body of a thallophyte is not differentiated into roots, stem and leaves.
- Thallophytes are mostly aquatic. They can be green or non-green.
- They do not bear flowers and seeds.They reproduce by means of asexually produced spores.
- Thallophytes are essentially algae.
- Algae are economically important. Several algae are used as sources of food.
- Algin, extracted from brown algae, is used in making dairy products.
- Seaweedsare commercially used for making cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, etc.
- Examples of algae: Based on the pigment they contain, algae are further classified as green algae, brown algae, red algae, etc.