Modes of Reproduction in Ectocarpus (404 Words)

Useful notes on the modes of reproduction in Ectocarpus! Sexual reproduction: The sexual reproduction ranges from isogamy to Anisogamy. Majority of the species are monoecious. The most thoroughly worked out species E. siliculosus is dioecious. The plurilocular gametangia develop from the terminal cell of a lateral branchlet. It divides several times repeatedly producing a vertical row of 6 to 12 [...]