Algae lack the various structures that characterize land plants, such as the phyllids (leaf-like structures) of bryophytes, rhizoids of non-vascular plants, and the roots, leaves, and other organs found in tracheophytes (vascular plants).
ˈælɡiː lˈæk ðə vˈɛɹiəs stɹˈʌktʃɚz ðæt kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪz lˈænd plˈænts, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə fˈɪlɪdz lˈiːflˈaɪk stɹˈʌktʃɚz ʌv bɹˈaɪəfˌaɪts, ɹˈaɪzɔɪdz ʌv nˈɑːnvˈæskjʊlɚ plˈænts, ænd ðə ɹˈuːts, lˈiːvz, ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɔːɹɡənz fˈaʊnd ɪn tɹˈeɪkɪəfˌaɪts vˈæskjʊlɚ plˈænts.