auxospore

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auxospore (plural auxospores)

(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells

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A new diatom cell of maximum size, the initial cell, forms within the auxospore thus beginning a new generation. Source: Internet

The zygote sheds its silica theca and grows into a large sphere covered by an organic membrane, the auxospore. Source: Internet

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