Ectocarpus · Filamentous brown alga

Ectocarpus is an alga of class Phaeophyceae (brown algae) in the plant kingdom.

KingdomPlantaeClassPhaeophyceae

Classification of Ectocarpus

KingdomPlantae
ClassPhaeophyceaeBrown algae
Common nameFilamentous brown alga
NCERTClass 11 Biology, Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom

Why it's in Phaeophyceae

Phaeophyceae: Mostly marine; brown pigment fucoxanthin; food stored as laminarin and mannitol; body has a holdfast, stipe and frond.

Other NCERT examples of Phaeophyceae

DictyotaBrown algaPhaeophyceae
LaminariaKelpPhaeophyceae
SargassumGulfweedPhaeophyceae
FucusRockweedPhaeophyceae

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