A Textbook of Algae/S.K. Singh and Seema Srivastava. New
Delhi, Campus Books, 2008, xii, 460 p., tables, figs., ISBN
81-8030-144-5.
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Cyanophyta; cyanophyceae. 3. Rhodophyta. 4. Sub-class florideae (florideophycideae). 5. Xanthophyta; xanthophyceae. 6. Phaeophyta (Brown algae). 7. Isogeneratae; dictyotales. 8. Isogeneratae; ectocarpales. 9. Cyclosporae; Fucales. 10. Heterogeneratae; laminariales. 11. Bacillariophyta; bacillariophyceae (diatoms). 12. Chlorophyta; chlorophyceae. 13. Chlorophyceae; chlorococcales. 14. Chlorophyceae; volvocales. 15. Chlorophyceae; Oedogoniales. 16. Chlorophyceae; Ulotrichales. 17. Chlorophyceae; ulvales. 18. Chlorophyceae; cladophorales. 19. Chlorophyceae; zygnemales (conjugales). 20. Chlorophyceae; chaetophorales. 21. Chlorophyceae; caulerpales (old siphonales). 22. Charophyta : charophyceae. 23. General conclusions.
"The book has been written strictly according to the syllabus. The systematic and graded approach adopted in this text will be of immense help to all section of the students. Irrespective of their academic califre. The book has been written in lucid and readable manner.
All chapter has been well arranged, describing cell related aspects of the subject to make an indispensable book for the students who are interested in algae." (jacket)