akinete
akinete A nonmotile reproductive cell of certain filamentous cyanobacteria. An akinete is an enlarged resting cell with a thick wall and large amounts of food reserves and DNA. After cell division has occurred within the akinete the cell wall ruptures, releasing a filament of cells.
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