Differentiate between Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae.

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  Chlorophyceae (Green algae)    Phaeophyceae (Brown algae)
 1. Photosynthetic pigments  Photosynthetic pigments are chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-c and fucoxanthin.
 2. Reserve food is in the form of starch.  Reserve food is mannitol and laminarin.
 3. e.g. Chlorella, Chlamydomonas, Spirogyra, Chara, I Volvox, Ulothrix  Ectocarpus, Sargassum, Fucus, Laminaria, etc.

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