autospore

(ˈɔːtəʊˌspɔː)

(Botany) a nonmotile algal spore that develops adult characteristics before being released

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As Trebouxia, in common with several other green algal photobionts, is apparently unicellular and autospore forming, carbohydrate release by the cells in the unlichenized state would not necessarily be expected but such a feature may never have been investigated in these green terrestrial algae.

Asymmetric co-evolution in the lichen symbiosis caused by a limited capacity for adaptation in the photobiont

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