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Floridean starch is a stored food found in:

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Chlorophyceae

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Rhodophyceae

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Myxophyceae

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Cyanophages

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Solution

The correct option is B Rhodophyceae
In Rhodophyceae, reserve food products are polysaccharides, i.e., floridian starch which stains red with iodine solution and also soluble sugar called floridoside.

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