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Pear shaped(Pyriform) and laterally biflagellated zoospores are present in-
A
Phaeophyceae
B
Rhodophyceae
C
Chlorophyceae
D
In all the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution : The gametes are pyriform (pear-shaped) and two laterally attached flagella in Ectocarpus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The answer is the ‘Brown Algae’. Phaeophyceae. They reproduce asexually. The gametes are pyriform or pear-shaped.

Detailed explanation-3: -Zoospores are pear-shaped and have two unequal laterally attached flagella.

Detailed explanation-4: -(d) Biflagellate zoospores are the pear-shaped structure with two unequal laterally attached flagella. It helps in asexual reproduction in brown algae.

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