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Floridean starch is stored food material of:

A

Porphyra

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Fucus

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C

Spirogyra

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Ectocarpus

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Solution

The correct option is A Porphyra
● Porphyra being a red alga stores food in the form of floridean starch.
● Fucus and Ectocarpus store food in the form of laminarin or mannitol.
● Spirogyra stores food in the form of starch.

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