The term 'algae' refers to the collective name for the predominantly aquatic organisms capable of manufacturing their own food through the process of photosynthesis under the Kingdom Protista. Algae can be unicellular or multicellular depending on the species. Although most algal species are aquatic, ...
As the organism migrates, it leaves behind a track of slime rather like a garden slug. Once a favorable location has been found with a fresh source of bacteria to feed on, the migration stops and the colony metamorphoses into a fungus-like organism in a process known as "culmination." ...