Question

How does asexual reproduction occur in the members belonging to class Phaeophyceae?

Answer 1

Asexual reproduction in Phaeophyceae:

1. They are a group of brown algae.
2. They comprise majorly the seaweeds of temperate and polar regions.
3. The organisms belonging to Phaeophyceae reproduce through zoospores.
4. These zoospores are biflagellate.
5. They are pear-shaped.
6. The flagella are unequal and attached laterally to the body of algae.
7. The spores are motile and germinate under favorable conditions.
8. E.g., Kelps, macrocytis, kelps, ectocarpus, sargassum, etc.