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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