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Major pigments found in Phaeophyceae are

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a
chlorophyll a, b
b
chlorophyll a, b, c
c
chlorophyll a, c and fucoxanthin
d
chlorophyll a, d and phycoerythrin
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Correct option is C

Photosynthetic pigments found in Phaeophyceae (brown algae) are — chlorophyll a, chlorophyll c, carotenoids and xanthophylls. They vary in colour from olive green to various shade of brown, due to the presence of large amount of xanthophyll called fucoxanthin.


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