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Rhodophyta
3-110.00.00110.00.00 RhodophytaNames: Rhodophyceae.
Botany: Red algae form one of the largest groups of algae. Most are seaweeds, being multicellular and marine. Their red colour comes from phycobiliproteins, used as accessory pigments in light capture for photosynthesis.TaxonomyThe name Rhodophyta means red algae. The group also contains many other algae without chlorophyll.RhodophytaActihrysophyceae (axodines)
Bacillariophyceae (diatoms)
Bolidophyceae
Chrysophyceae (golden algae)
Eustigmatophyceae
Pelagophyceae
Phaeophyceae (brown algae)
Phaeothamniophyceae
Raphidophyceae
Rhodophyceae; Gigartinales; Gigartinaceae; Chondrus
Synurophyceae
Xanthophyceae (yellow-green algae)
Botany: Red algae form one of the largest groups of algae. Most are seaweeds, being multicellular and marine. Their red colour comes from phycobiliproteins, used as accessory pigments in light capture for photosynthesis.TaxonomyThe name Rhodophyta means red algae. The group also contains many other algae without chlorophyll.RhodophytaActihrysophyceae (axodines)
Bacillariophyceae (diatoms)
Bolidophyceae
Chrysophyceae (golden algae)
Eustigmatophyceae
Pelagophyceae
Phaeophyceae (brown algae)
Phaeothamniophyceae
Raphidophyceae
Rhodophyceae; Gigartinales; Gigartinaceae; Chondrus
Synurophyceae
Xanthophyceae (yellow-green algae)