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Phaeophyta is a brown algae placed in a kingdom stamenopila. They have two flagella in which one is whip-like and another is hairy. These brown algae have several pigments like chlorophylls a and c (green), carotenes (red), xanthophylls (brown).based on the pigment proportions. The appearance of brown algae varies. The majority of the marine organisms is brown algae.
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