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zoospore

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 284 words | Copyright

zoospore A spore that possesses one or more flagella and is therefore motile. Released from a sporangium (called a zoosporangium), zoospores are produced by many algae and certain other protoctists, such as the potato blight (Phytophthora infestans) and other members of the Oomycota.

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