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Q.9. Which pigment is found in phaeophyceae and Rodophyceae other than chlorophyll? Give an account of stored food in these classes.
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Phaeophyceae (Brown algae)
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Primarily marine forms
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Show great variation in size and form
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Range from simple-branched, filamentous forms (Ectocarpus) to profusely branched forms such as kelps (may reach a height of 100 m)
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Possess chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids, and xanthophylls
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Vary in color from olive green to various shades of brown (depending on amount of xanthophyll and fucoxanthin)
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Food stored as complex carbohydrates such as laminarin or mannitol
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Vegetative cells have cellulosic wall covered on the outside by gelatinous coating of algin.
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Union of gametes takes place in water or within oogonium (oogamous species).
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Gametes are pyriform (pear-shaped).
Example − Ectocarpus, Dictyota, Laminaria, Sargassum, and Fucus
Rhodophyceae (Red algae)
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Commonly called red algae due to the presence of red pigment, r-phycoerythrin
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Mainly marine forms with bulk mass inhabiting warmer areas
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Occur in well-lighted regions i.e., close to the surface of water and also in deeper areas
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Red thalli of most of these species are multicellular. Some have complex body organization.
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Food is stored as Floridian starch similar to amylopectin and glycogen in structure.
Example − Polysiphonia, Gelidium, Gracilaria, Porphyra
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