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Phycology: The Study of Algae; sub discipline of Botany
Introduction to Phycology
Phycology (from Greek φ?κος, phykos, "seaweed"; and -λογ?α, -logia) is the scientific study of algae. Phycology is a branch of life science and often is regarded as a subdiscipline of botany.
Algae are important plants as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems. Most algae are eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms that live in a wet environment. They are distinguished from the higher plants by a lack of true roots, stems or leaves. Many species are single-celled and microscopic (including phytoplankton and other microalgae); many others are multicellular to one degree or another, some of these growing to large size (for example, seaweeds such as kelp and Sargassum).
Phycology includes the study of prokaryotic forms known as blue-green algae or cyanobacteria. A number of microscopic algae also occur as symbionts in lichens.
A phycologist is a person who studies algae as described above.
Notable Phycologists
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Elsie M. Burrows (Dr.) (1913–1986)
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Blackler, Margaret Constance Helen (1902–1981)
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Elsie Conway (née) Phillips) (1902–1992) Visited University of British Columbia in 1969–1970 and researched there in 1972–1974. She was president of the British Phycological Society 1965–1967. Retired in 1969.
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de Váléra, Máirin (1912–1984).
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Dixon, Peter Stanley (1929–1993).
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Eifion Jones, Willian (1925–2004)
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Irvine, David Edward Guthrie (1924–1995)
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Manton, Irene. (1904–1988)
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Newton, Lilly (née Batten) (1893–1981)
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Papenfuss, George Frederik (1903–1981)
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Parke, Mary (1908– 1989)
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Taylor, William Randolph. (1895–1990)
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