Question

What is the scientific name for red algae?

Answer 1

Red algae or Rhodophyta:

1. It is a distinctive type of species that is mostly found in freshwater lakes and is the oldest type of eukaryotic algae.
2. They are red in colour due to the presence of a pigment called chlorophyll A, phycocyanin, and phycoerythrin.
3. Scientific name gives a unique name for an organism so that two people can be sure that they are referring to the same organism.

The scientific name for red algae is Rhodophyta.

1. They belong to Class Rhodophyceae.
2. There are two classes of red algal namely: Florideophyceae and Bangiophyceae