Definitions for: Arthrospore

[n] one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi
[n] a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria

Webster (1913) Definition: Ar"thro*spore, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.]
(Bacteriol.)
A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but
now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. --
Ar`thro*spor"ic, Ar*thros"po*rous, a.

See Also: cell