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PROTISTS & FUNGI. Lecture 2. Single-Celled Stramenophiles. Red Algae. Photosynthetic but with phycobilins & other accessory pigments that mask their chlorophyll a . Nearly all live in marine, some in fresh water
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PROTISTS & FUNGI Lecture 2
Red Algae • Photosynthetic but with phycobilins & other accessory pigments that mask their chlorophyll a. • Nearly all live in marine, some in fresh water • Some survive at the greatest depths due to phycobilins; absorb blue-green light that penetrates the deep water • The more phycobilins, the redder it appears • Shallow-water ones appear green; have lesser phycobilins. • Deep dwellers are almost black • Not all red algae are red, some are green, purple/black