#phaeophyta

-- brown algae

-- inhabit cooler ocean waters

-- grow attached to rocks in shallow water

-- species are the largest of the algae

-- may reach lengths of 45 meters or more

-- kelps      -- massive brown algae      -- have chlorophyll a and c      -- color from fucoxanthin

-- complex

-- secured to rocks by holdfasts

-- bouyancy from air bladders

-- fucus is a representative species

Good for growing crops and fruit

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Brown Algae (Stypopodium zonale)

Brown Algae (Padina vickersiae)