zoospore

Pronunciation key ( zō′ə-spôr′ ) ( zō′ə-spōr′ )

zo•o•spore

n.

[zoo + spore].

1. Asexual spore, esp. of certain fungi or alga which are capable of independent motion usually by means of cilia.
2. Motile flagellate or amoeboid cell or body in certain protozoans.

The parent cell becomes modified, ruptures and zoospores are released as in the species Ulothrix, (above).

References

A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955