Foxtail stonewort (Lamprothamnium papulosum)

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Glossary

Alga: a collection of taxonomically unrelated groups that share some common features and are grouped together for historical reasons and for convenience. They are of simple construction, with no protective cell layers surrounding their reproductive structures. They are mainly photoautotrophic, obtaining all their energy from light and carbon dioxide, and possess the photosynthetic pigment, chlorophyll A. They range in complexity from microscopic single cells to very complex plant-like forms, such as kelps. Algal groups include blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), red algae (rhodophyta), green algae (chlorophyta), brown algae and diatoms (chromista) as well as euglenophyta.
Annual: lives or grows for just one year.
Vascular system: in plants, the system that allows water and nutrients to move around.
Whorl: in animals, a spiral or convolution in the shell of a snail. In plants, a set of leaves, flowers, or branches that spring from a stem at the same point and encircle it.