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A research scholar once collected certain alga and found that its cells contained chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll- b and phycoerythrin. The alga must belong to

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Chlorophyceae

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Rhodophyceae

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Bacillariophyceae

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Cyanophyceae

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Solution

The correct option is B
Rhodophyceae

Algae are classified based on pigments.Rhodophyceae are classified as red algae as they have abundant phycoerythrin.

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