Even the nonmotile (coccoid) microalgae were sometimes merely seen as stages of the lifecycle of plants, macroalgae, or animals.
ˈiːvən ðə nˌɑːnmˈoʊɾaɪl kˈɑːkɔɪd mˈaɪkɹoʊˌælɡiː wɜː sˈʌmtaɪmz mˈɪɹli sˈiːn æz stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə lˈaɪfsaɪkəl ʌv plˈænts, mˈækɹəˌælɡiː, ɔːɹ ˈænɪməlz.