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Who is popularly known as the 'Father of Phycology'?
Who is popularly known as the 'Father of Phycology'?
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The correct option is A Fritsch
It was F. E. Fritsch, who proposed the classification of algae that they should not be divided into phyta, i.e., divisions but only into classes. According to him, algae were classified into following eleven classes based on structure and reproduction of the algae (on basis of pigmentation, reserve food and flagellation, thallus structure, modes of reproduction and life cycles). He is well known as the Father of Phycology.
It was F. E. Fritsch, who proposed the classification of algae that they should not be divided into phyta, i.e., divisions but only into classes. According to him, algae were classified into following eleven classes based on structure and reproduction of the algae (on basis of pigmentation, reserve food and flagellation, thallus structure, modes of reproduction and life cycles). He is well known as the Father of Phycology.
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