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What are the major pigments found in the members belonging to class Chlorophyceae?


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Chlorophyceae

  1. The Chlorophyceae are a group of green algae that are differentiated primarily by their ultrastructural morphology.
  2. Because the pigments chlorophyll-a and chlorophyll-b predominate, they are usually green.
  3. Chlorophyll-a is the principal pigment of photosynthesis in the majority of photosynthesis-capable organisms (plants, cyanobacteria, and algae).
  4. It absorbs light in the orange to red and violet to blue spectrums, providing the energy needed for subsequent photosynthetic reactions.
  5. A kind of chlorophyll is chlorophyll-b.
  6. By absorbing light energy, chlorophyll-b aids photosynthesis.
  7. Because of its carbonyl group, it is more soluble in polar liquids than chlorophyll-a.
  8. It has a green tint and predominantly absorbs blue light.

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