Q. Chlorophyll-$a$, chlorophyll-$d$ and phycoerythrin are characteristics of class

A) Phaeophyceae
B) Xanthophyceae
C) Chlorophyceae
D) Rhodophyceae
Explanation

Class-Rhodophyceae. In class-Rhodophyceae the photosynthetic pigments located in the chromatophores are chlorophyll-a, d, $\alpha$-$\beta$-carotene, xanthophylls and biliprotein (r-phycoerythrin) (red in colour) and r-phycocyanin (blue in colour)

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