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Phycology (or algology) (from Greek: φύκος, phykos, "seaweed"; and "όγος, logos, "knowledge"), a subdiscipline of botany, is the scientific study of algae. Algae are important as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems.
Lee, R. E. 1989. Phycology (2nd edition) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Levin, D. A. 1979. The nature of plant species. Science 204:381-384.
Some of these "plant-like" organisms include: fungi (studied in mycology); bacteria and viruses (studied in microbiology); and algae (studied in phycology). Most algae, fungi, and microbes are no longer considered to be in the plant kingdom.
Word origin: Latin alga, meaning seaweed.
Related forms: algal (adjective)
Synonym: seaweed
Compare: blue-green algae.
See also: phycology, algaculture, diatom, kelp, laminaria, nori.
 See also: Plant, Organ, Bacteria, Algae, Species
  
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