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Ascospore vs Zoospore - What's the difference?

ascospore | zoospore |

As nouns the difference between ascospore and zoospore

is that ascospore is (biology) a sexually produced spore from the ascus of an ascomycetes fungus while zoospore is a motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi.

ascospore

English

Noun

(wikipedia ascospore) (en noun)
  • (biology) A sexually produced spore from the ascus of an Ascomycetes fungus
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    zoospore

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia zoospore) (en noun)
  • A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi.

    • Synonyms

    * swarm spore