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live primarily in clear tropical oceans

Multicellular, photosynthetic seaweeds

Contain pigment that can range in color from red to black

Found in deep, clear waters, where their red pigments absorb the deeply penetrating blue-green light and transfer this light energy to chlorophyll for photosynthesis

-- Contribute to the formation of certain reefs.