Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "algology" ita ce nazarin kimiyya na algae, ciki har da taxonomy, morphology, physiology, ecology, da biochemistry. Wani reshe ne na phycology, wanda shine nazarin kowane nau'in kwayoyin halitta na photosynthetic, ciki har da algae, cyanobacteria, da wasu nau'in kwayoyin cuta.
