Consider the following statements:
$I$. They reproduce asexually by non-motile spores and sexually by non-motile gametes.
$II$. In this class,sexual reproduction is oogamous and accompanied by complex post-fertilisation developments.
$III$. The common members are $Polysiphonia$,$Porphyra$,$Gracilaria$ and $Gelidium$.
The above characteristics belong to which class of algae?

  • A
    Chlorophyceae
  • B
    Phaeophyceae
  • C
    Both $(a)$ and $(b)$
  • D
    Rhodophyceae

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