Brown alga

   

Brown algae
<tr><td align="center">Pacific_rockweed,_Olympic_National_Park,_USA.jpg
Pacific Rockweed (Fucus distichus)
in Olympic National Park <tr><th bgcolor=khaki>Scientific classification <tr><td>
<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Protista <tr><td>Division:<td>Heterokontophyta <tr><td>Class:<td>Phaeophyceae </table> <tr><th bgcolor=khaki>Orders <tr><td> Dictyotales
Desmerestiales
Fucales
Laminariales (kelps)
etc. </table> The brown algae are a large group of multicellular algae, including various sorts of seaweed. Their distinctive greenish-brown color comes from the pigment fucoxanthin. Well-known members include kelps and bladder wrack. Genetic studies show their closest relatives are the yellow-green algae. da:Brunalgede:Braunalgenes:Phaeophyta

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