Life Cycle of Ectocarpus (With Diagram) | Phaeophyta

In this article we will discuss about the asexual and sexual reproduction that occurs in the life cycle of ectocarpus. (i) Asexual Reproduction in Ectocarpus: The asexual reproduction takes places with the help of biflagellate zoospores. These zoospores are produced in unilocular and plurilocular sporangia (Fig. 1 B). The sporophytic diploid plant forms two types of sporangia: (a) Unilocular sporangia    [...]