Phycology is the study of
Algae are eukaryotic organisms that have importance in our ecosystem as primary producers. The study of algae is called as algalogy or phycology. The term phykos means algae or in general seaweed. Several prokaryotic forms of algae such as blue-green algae, cyanobacteria, microscopic algae, their evolution, taxonomy etc., are studied by phycologists.