What Does Androspore Mean?

1 : a zoospore characteristic of members of the algal family Oedogoniaceae that gives rise to a small male plant that produces true spermatozoids. — called also androgonidium. 2 : microspore.

Where do you find the Androspore?

A specialized zoospore produced in the Oedogoniales. It does not participate directly in the fertilization process but swims towards and attaches itself to a female filament. Here it germinates to form a microfilament, which in turn liberates spermatozoids from the upper disc-shaped cells (an-theridia).

What is Gynandrosporous?

: bearing androspores on the same filament as the oogonia and usually near them — compare idioandrosporous.