Cystospore

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A zoospore within a cyst of a chytrid

    "It inhibited zoospore release, cystospore germination, lesion formation, lesion expansion, sporangiophore development and sporangial production."

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"It inhibited zoospore release, cystospore germination, lesion formation, lesion expansion, sporangiophore development and sporangial production."

Etymology

From cyst + -o- + spore.

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