Characteristics of phaeophyta
Brown algae
Uses chlorophyll pigments a and c + fuxoxanthin
Largest and most complex, like cold water
Characteristics of rhodophyta
Red algae
Uses chlorophyll pigments a and d + phycobilins
Deepest
What part of algae is the hallus?
The main body
What part of algae is the stipe?
Stem
Characteristics of chlorophyta
Green algae
Uses chlorophyll pigments a and b + carotenoids
Shallowest, lives in photic zone