Male gametes are flagellated in
- Ectocarpus
- Spirogyra
- Polysiphonia
- Anabaena.
Answer
(1) Ectocarpus
Solution
As per NCERT, in Phaeophyceae (brown algae) the gametes are pyriform (pear-shaped) and bear two laterally attached flagella; Ectocarpus is a brown alga.
⇒ Spirogyra (Chlorophyceae) reproduces sexually by conjugation of non-flagellated gametes.
⇒ Polysiphonia (Rhodophyceae): red algae have non-motile gametes.
⇒ Anabaena is a cyanobacterium (prokaryote) with no gametes.
∴ Male gametes are flagellated in Ectocarpus.
Answer: (1)