Give differences: Brown Algae (Phaeophyceae) and Red Algae (Rhodophyceae).

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Brown Algae (Phaeophyceae) Red Algae (Rhodophyceae)
$(1)$ Main pigments are chlorophyll-$a, c$ and fucoxanthin. $(1)$ Main pigments are chlorophyll-$a, d$ and phycoerythrin.
$(2)$ Stored food is in the form of mannitol and laminarin. $(2)$ Stored food is in the form of floridean starch.
$(3)$ Cell wall is composed of cellulose and algin. $(3)$ Cell wall is composed of cellulose,pectin,and polysulphate esters.
$(4)$ Example: $Sargassum$. $(4)$ Example: $Polysiphonia$.

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