cryptospore

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Synonyms: cryptopore, cryptoscope, cystospore

Antonyms: cryptopore, cryptoscope, cystospore

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Noun

1. A [[sporelike]] organic-walled [[microfossil]] ([[palynomorph]]) that most typically occurs in tightly adherent tetrads or dyads, which is considered to be derived from early land plants ([[embryophyte]]) or their immediate algal ([[streptophyte]]) ancestors.

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