A research scholar once collected certain alga and found that its cells contained chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b and phycoerythrin. The alga belongs to
A
Bacillariophyceae
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B
Rhodophyceae
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C
Chlorophyceae
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D
Cyanophyceae
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Solution
The correct option is BRhodophyceae Rhodophyceae or red algae contain abundant phycoerythrin which is responsible for providing red colour along with the pigments chlorophyll-a and chlorophyll-b.