Question

What is the usual mode of reproduction seen in red algae?

Answer 1

Red Algae:

1. One of the oldest eukaryotic algae groups is Rhodophyta or red algae.
2. Many small algae reproduce asexually through cell division or disintegration, but larger algae reproduce sexually through spores.
3. Monospores (walled, non-flagellate, spherical cells) are produced by some red algae and conveyed by water currents, where they germinate and generate a new organism.
4. Red algae usually reproduce vegetatively via fragmentation, asexually via non-motile spores, sexually via non-motile gametes, and sexual reproduction is oogamous.