The Classification of Algae Table below lists some of the larger groups of algae. Green algae include many single-celled, motile organisms. Others are non-motile, and some (called seaweeds) are truly multicellular.
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Classification of Plant-like Protists.
Phylum or Division Heterokontophyta
Class Phaeophyceae
Common Name Brown algae
Body Form Multicellular
