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Major pigments found in Phaephyceae i.e brown algae are 

Option: 1

Chlorophyll a, b 


Option: 2

Cholorophyll a,b,c 


Option: 3

Cholorophyll a,b and fucoxanthin 


Option: 4

Cholorophyll a,d and phycoerythrin 


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Phaeophyceae / Brown algae -

Major pigments present are chlorophyll a, c, carotenoids and xanthophylls (fucoxanthin).

Reserve food is carbohydrate (laminarin or mannitol).

- wherein

Eg. Ectocarpus, Dictyota, Sargassum.

 

 The brown colour of phoeophyceae is due to the presence of large amount of xanthophyll called fucoxanthin 

 

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