Algae are known to reproduce asexually by a variety of spores under different environmental condition. Name these spores and the conditions under which they are produced.
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Algae are known to reproduce asexually by a variety of spores under different environmental condition. Name these spores and the conditions under which they are produced.
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Zoospores Flagellate spores, under favourable
conditions.
Aplanospores Non-flagellate, thin-walled spores under
approaching unfavourable condition.
Hypnospores Thick-walled,
resting spores
in
unfavourable condition.
Akinetes Thin-walled and thick-walled spores formed
from whole cells in unfavourable conditions.
Autospores Spores which look exactly like parent cell
formed under favourable conditions.