Phaeophyta (Laminaria):Brown Algae
-Algae (plant like)
-Live in salt water along rocky costs in cool areas
-Obtains food through photosynthesis
-Contains chlorophyll + yellowish-brown carotenoid (fucoxanthin) which gives them the brown color
-Many species have air bladders (keep them floating near the surface near the sunlight)
-Kelp is the most complex (Thallus divided into the holdfast, stipe, and blade)
-Live in salt water along rocky costs in cool areas
-Obtains food through photosynthesis
-Contains chlorophyll + yellowish-brown carotenoid (fucoxanthin) which gives them the brown color
-Many species have air bladders (keep them floating near the surface near the sunlight)
-Kelp is the most complex (Thallus divided into the holdfast, stipe, and blade)