auxospore

English

Etymology

From auxo- +‎ spore.

Noun

auxospore (plural auxospores)

1. (biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
   • 2001, Eugene Stoermer, John Smol, The Diatoms: Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences:

     Auxosporulation [is] the formation of an auxospore...usually a zygote, produced by diatoms, which expands to near the maximum size of a given species.

Related terms

• auxosporulation
• auxosporulate