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Phenomenon of Alternation of Generations and Reduplication in the Life-History of Ectocarpus

Phenomenon of Alternation of Generations and Reduplication in the Life-History of Ectocarpus! Distribution: Ectocarpus is world-wide in distribution and possesses many species. This is most primitive of all the brown algae. The species are commonly found in the colder seas of the temperate and polar regions. Image Curtsey: http://www.botany.unimelb.edu.au/ugcourses/606302/302photos/Ectocarpus.jpg […]

By |2015-08-27T18:45:40+00:00August 29, 2013|Biology|Comments Off on Phenomenon of Alternation of Generations and Reduplication in the Life-History of Ectocarpus
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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 [...]

By |2015-08-27T18:46:10+00:00August 29, 2013|Reproduction|Comments Off on Modes of Reproduction in Ectocarpus (404 Words)
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