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1 Archaeplastida Colleen K, Alex P, Brendan M, Pallavi P

2 Description  Its eukaryotic  Red and green algae  Multicellular and unicellular  Related to land plants  Photosynthetic  Lack centriols  Mitochondria has flat cristae

3 Ecological significanceEcological significance  Located in Freshwater  HELPFUL: Larger types are seaweed that are the base of the food web for marine life  HARMFUL: Red Tide – Algae Bloom  Production of natural toxins, depletion of dissolved oxygen

4 Examples  From a small group called glaucophytes  Moss – Archaeplastida glincola  Red Algae  Under the surface of salt bodies of water

5 Evolutionary significanceEvolutionary significance  They form a paraphyletic group  The chloroplast have 2 membranes – developed directly from endosymbiotic Cyanobacteria

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