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A1. Nonmotile algae without chloroplasts:
Cyanobacteriophyta
A2. Motile algae with chloroplasts and flagella
B1. Motile single-cell algae
C1. Cells with one visible flagellum
D1. Cells covered with scales (scaled chrysophytes); most species also have long spines:
Mallomonas
D2. Cells enclosed in a rigid lorica
D3. Cells not covered with scales or enclosed in a lorica; may be rigid or flexible
C2. Cells with two equal length flagella
C3. Cells with two dissimilar flagella
C4. Cells with more than two flagella
B2. Motile colonies with 4 or more cells
A3. Nonmotile algae with chloroplasts but without flagella
A4. Cells with paired, symmetric semi-cells:
Desmids
A5. Cells enclosed in glassy, ornamental frustules:
Diatoms