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zoospore

/zoh-uh-spawr, -spohr/US // ˈzoʊ əˌspɔr, -ˌspoʊr //UK // (ˈzəʊəˌspɔː) //

动物孢子,动物孢子粉,孢子粉,动物孢粉

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Botany, Mycology. an asexual spore produced by certain algae and some fungi, capable of moving about by means of flagella.
    • : Zoology. any of the minute motile flagelliform or ameboid bodies that issue from the sporocyst of certain protozoans.

Examples

  • Each of these, when free, immediately takes the form of a perfect zoospore, and commences to agitate itself.

  • Pythium is of interest as illustrating the dependence of zoospore-formation on conditions and the indeterminate nature of conidia.