zoospore
Sign in to savethumb|Heterokont zoospore of [[Saprolegnia with tinsel and whiplash flagella.|271x271px]] A zoospore is a motile asexual spore that uses a flagellum for locomotion in aqueous or moist environments. Also called a swarm spore, these spores are created by some protists, bacteria, and fungi to propagate themselves. Certain zoospores are infectious and transmittable, such as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungal zoospore that causes high rates of mortality in amphibians.
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- Diversity
- General morphology
- Flagella types
- Morphological types
- Zoosporangium
- Infectivity
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Heterokont zoospore of [[Saprolegnia with tinsel and whiplash flagella.|271x271px]] A zoospore is a motile asexual spore that uses a flagellum for locomotion in aqueous or moist environments. Also called a swarm spore, these spores are created by some protists, bacteria, and fungi to propagate themselves. Certain zoospores are infectious and transmittable, such as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungal zoospore that causes high rates of mortality in amphibians.
==Diversity==