Introduction to the Phaeophyta - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/chromista/phaeophyta.html
Brief introduction to the brown algae or phaeophytes, a group of photosynthetic protists, almost all of which are marine, including rockweed and kelp. Includes biochemical information, reproduction and life cycle, and why they are no longer classified as plants. |
Phaeophyceae: Brown Algae - http://www.seaweed.ie/algae/phaeophyta.html
The characteristics of brown seaweeds with details of the life cycle of Laminaria, Saccharina, Fucus and Sargassum muticum. |
The Intertidal Rocky Shore: Brown Seaweeds - http://www.seafriends.org.nz/enviro/habitat/rsbrown.htm
Photographs of about 30 species of brown algae that grow around the coasts of New Zealand. |