Male gametes are flagellated in

2 2015 AIPMT-I Plant KingdomAlgae Easy
Male gametes are flagellated in
A Polysiphonia
B Anabaena
C Ectocarpus
D Spirogyra

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Ectocarpus is a brown alga whose male gametes are motile with two unequal flagella.
Polysiphonia (red alga) has non-flagellated male gametes.
Anabaena reproduces vegetatively or asexually by spores.
Spirogyra shows isogamous reproduction with non-motile gametes.

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