Red Algae Wins!!! The Curse Is Over!!!
Jacob "Al" & Eric "G" get it, "Al" + "G" = Algae
Why are red algae
red? They are red because of the pigment phycoerythrin, which reflects red
light and masks chlorophyll. This
allows red algae to be located at much deeper depths than that of many other algaes. They can be found as deep as 200 meters
below sea level. There are more species of red algae than green and brown algae combined. They have a wide variety of forms:
string-like, tube-llike, filamentous, and flat sheets, located mostly in shallow marine environments. Their scientific name is
rhodophyte, and are important in the formation of tropical reefs, source of food, and are more important to reefs than corals!!
Wow!!
 |
 |
This is a perfect
example of how the pigment phycoerythrin reflects red light and absobs
blue light pruducing the red color of Red
Algae. |
This is a well known Red Algae
commonly called, Gracilaria cutissae. These can grow up to
18 inches in length. |
Links to some more crazy interesting facts about Red Algae!!!!
 |
||