Green+Algae

//Chlorophyta pseudotrebouxia//



 What protist is green, slimy, and lives in aquatic habitats? //Chlorophyta trebouxia// and //Chlorophyta pseudpotrebouxia// which is green algae. There are more than 7,000 different species in the world. What makes the algae different is that it absorbs the sun energy in photosynthesis. Green algae is a very unique type of protist.  Our species, green algae is a part of the protist kingdom. Our species is very different compared to all the other kingdoms. Our kingdom is unicellular meaning it has one cell, but there are a few multicellular protists in this kingdom. The green algae is also eukaryotic meaning that it has a nucleus. Our species obtains nutrients or food in different ways compared to plants and animals. Protists obtain nutrients for the sun, other organisms, and protists absorb nutrients from the things around it. As you can see, this organism is different and unique when compared with other organisms.  Green algae is not always green even though the name is green algae. Sometimes green algae is referred as blue-green algae. Hydrodictyon is very common type of algae. Hydrodictyon can reproduce very quickly and cause problems for water treatment plants. Another type of green algae is //Haematococcus pluvialis//. This type of algae proves that green algae is not always green because it turns red! Some algae are even able to move.