Carpospore Explained

A carpospore is a diploid spore produced by red algae. After fertilization, the alga's carpogonium subdivides into carpospores, and generally the largest type of spore (larger than bispores, which are larger again than tetraspores).^[1] The wall of the carposporangium then breaks down, releasing the spores into the environment.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 10.1146/annurev.es.17.110186.001421 . 2096997 . Steneck . R. S. . The Ecology of Coralline Algal Crusts: Convergent Patterns and Adaptative Strategies . Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics . 17 . 273–303 . 1986 .
2. Book: Hoek, Christiaan . Algae . D. G. Mann. Hans Martin Jahns. 1995 . Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-31687-3 . 63 .