zoospore

zo·o·spore  (z-spôr, -spr)

n.

A motile flagellated asexual spore, as of certain algae and fungi. Also called swarm spore.

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zoo·sporic (-spôrk, -spr-), zoo·sporous (z-spôrs, -spr-, z-spr-s) adj.

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zoospore  (z-spôr)

A motile flagellated spore that serves as a means of asexual reproduction among certain algae, fungi, and protoctists.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

zoospore - an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella spore - a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"