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Which one is a parasitic alga?

A

Oedogonium

B

Cephaleuros

C

Spirogyra

D

Cladophora

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The correct Answer is:
B
Cephaleuros is a parasitic thalloid green alga. Its common name is red dust. This alga is parasitic on somo important economic plants of the tropics and subtropics, e.g. tea, guava, mango, coffee, etc. It damages the area of algal growth on leaves or kills the new shoots or disfigure fruit.
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