An autospore is a non-motile aplanospore that is produced within a parent cell, and has the same shape as the parent cell, before release. Autospores, in addition to zoospore and aplanospore, are one of the three types of spores that algae use to reproduce and spread asexually.

What is the difference between Autospore and Aplanospore?

Aplanospore: non-motile thin walled zoospore formed by cleavage of protoplast within a cell. ... Autospores: thin walled spores formed by parent cell division.

What are non motile spores?

…algae produce nonmotile spores, called aplanospores, whereas others produce motile zoospores, which lack true cell walls and bear one or more flagella. ... …algae produce nonmotile spores called aplanospores, while others produce zoospores, which lack true cell walls and bear one or more flagella.