Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food material?
Which of the following algae contains mannitol as reserve food material?
Ectocarpus
Gracilaria
Volvox
Ulothrix
Solution
Laminarin and mannitol are the complex sugar alcohols found in the Phaeophyceae or brown algae members. Laminaria,Sargassum, Ectocarpus,Fucus are examples of marine brown algae which contain mannitol.