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BROWN ALGAE  

DEFINITION

  • Phylum Ochrophyta. Class Phaeophyceae, brown algae, are distinguished by chloroplasts with four membranes, fucoxanthin pigment and are heterokonts that develop into forms with differentiated tissues.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/e2d18940-adf6-4bdd-ab4f-fe86e68278f4

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