Chlorophyta (Green Algae)
Chlorophyta is the formal name for the protista division where green algae falls in. They are the algae species most closely related to plants. They contain the photosynthetic pigments chlorophyll a and b and carotene, and xanthophyll. They have a two-layered cellulose and pectin cell wall. They store food by means of starch in pyrenoids. They also vary in size and shape, being unicellular, filamentous, colonial, and tubular.
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