(1) The members of Chlorophyceae are commonly known as grass-green algae. The organization of the thallus varied widely. It ranges from unicellular, multicellular motile, non-motile, colonial, filamentous to complex thalloid forms.
(2) Presence of pyrenoid and thus the reserve food is mainly in the form of starch but in siphonales it is in the form of oil drops.
(3) Pyrenoids are present in chromatophores except in siphonales and charales.
(4) Another important feature of this group is the occurrence of motile stages in the life cycle, motile bodies or swarmers contain two or more flagella of equal size attached on their front end.
(5) Sexual reproduction ranges from isogamy to advanced oogamy through anisogamy.
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