Rhodophyta

• What composes rhodophyta?

  seaweeds, red algae

  in warmer oceans, deeper waters than brown algae
• What are rhodophyte pigments?

  Chlorophyll a, sometimes d

  Phycobilins: phycoerythrin, phycocyanin

  carotenoids
• What are rhodophyte forms?

  unicellular, some colonial, mostly multicellular
• What is rhodophytes used for?

  food, carrageenan (stabalizer in food, paint, and cosmetics), agar