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A colourless parasitic red alga is

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Porphyra
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Harveyella
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Batrachospermum
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Chondrus
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Solution

The correct option is C Harveyella
Red algae are also known as rhodophytes, which is a eukaryotic alga without flagellate around 7000 living species are known till now. Red algae's are marine species. Since doesn't have flagella so motile stage is absent. It varies from unicellular to complex-multicellular algae. Most of them are autotropic except Harveyella which is a colorless parasitic red alga. Harveyella cells show secondary pit connections with other parasitic cells or host. Mostly Harveyella is parasitic over Polysiphonia.
So, the correct answer is option B.

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