Agar-agar is obtained from

Chlorella

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Spirogyra

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Ulothrix

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Gelidium

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Solution

The correct option is A Gelidium
Agar agar is a gelling agent with unbranched polysaccharide and is used in microbiology as solidifying agent of liquid culture mediums. It is extracted from cell wall of red algae, mostly from Gelidium sp. and Gracilaria sp.

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