Question
Identify the character which is absent in Fucus.
Hetrogametes
Oogamy
Non-flagellated male gamates
Holdfast
Solution
C.
Non-flagellated male gamates
The male reproductive structure in Fucus are called antheridiophores which are branched, tree like structures that line the conceptacles. They have terminal inflated antheridia on their branches and undergo meiosis. They form 64- 128 biflagellate male gametes.
