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Yes, Brown algae differs from Red and Green algae because Brown algae is used as a thickener in alot of foods. Red and Green algae are used for most of the time for fish and other underwater animals to eat.

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Red Algae

- grows 1 to 3 ft tall.

- live in warm salt water.

- contain HIGH amounts of calcium

Brown Algae

-3-350 ft tall

- "carageenan"--- labeled in ice cream & soda pop.

Green Algae

- less than 1 ft tall

- grow in fresh water

- some can move

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they have different pigments present in them along with chlorophyll.

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red algae - phycoerythrin

brown algae - fucoxanthin

green algae (only chlorophyll)

blue green algae phycocyanin

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Red algae is able to live at greater depths than brown algae because of efficiency in harvesting. The red algae can live as deep as 260 meters in the ocean.

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Their DNA.

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