zygospore
IPA: zˈaɪgoʊspɔr
noun
- (botany) A zygosperm.
- (botany) A spore formed by the union of several zoospores.
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Examples of "zygospore" in Sentences
- _I_, development of the zygospore of a black mould,
- The product of the union of two zygoblasts is termed a _zygospore_.
- The zygospore thus formed germinates after a long period and forms a new filament of cells.
- The zygospore thus formed slowly increases in size, until it in its turn develops a new generation of zoöspores.
- Which of the following reproductive structures is incorrectly matched with the group in which it is found? a. zygospore - zygomycetes
- These free-swimming cells, which apparently are formed only to reunite with each other, are called zoöspores, while the organism which results from their fusion is known as a zygospore.
- After a long period of rest, this zygospore allows the whole of its contents to escape as a swarm-spore, which after a time secretes a gelatinous wall, and by division reproduces the sixteen-celled family.
- In poor environments, members of the genus may also reproduce sexually to create a zygospore that sinks into the sediment at the bottom of the body of water, where it waits to emerge until more propitious circumstances arise.
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