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akinete, n. Biol.|eɪˈkaɪniːt|
[ad. G. Akinet (coined by N. Wille 1883, in Bot. Centralblatt XVI. 217), f. a- 14 + Gr. κινητ-ός movable.]
In certain algae, a thick-walled non-motile resting cell or spore, formed asexually by the differentiation, without division, of a vegetative cell.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 267/1 Akinetes are ordinary thallus cells, which on account of their acquisition of a thick wall are capable of surviving unfavourable conditions. 1945F. E. Fritsch Struct. & Reprod. Algae II. 808 In many instances akinete-formation depends on the realisation of certain external conditions. 1955G. M. Smith Cryptogamic Bot. I. ii. 22 An akinete is not a zoospore or a stage in formation of zoospores. 1986M. Kogut tr. Schlegel's Gen. Microbiol. iii. 128 Akinetes are ‘survival’ forms. They are recognised by their size, intense pigmentation, and thick cell walls. |