Hypnozygote

A hypnozygote is a resting cyst resulting from sexual fusion; it is commonly thick-walled. A synonym of zygotic cyst.^[1] Hypnozygotes have the ability to remain dormant in mud and other sediments until conditions become more favorable for growth.^[2]

References

^ FENSOME R.A., TAYLOR F.J.R., NORRIS G., SARJEANT W.A.S., WHARTON D.I. & WILLIAMS G.L. 1993. A classification of living and fossil dinoflagellates. American Museum of Natural History, Micropaleontology, Special Publication 7: 1-351.
^ "Hypnozygote | biology | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

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[1] FENSOME R.A., TAYLOR F.J.R., NORRIS G., SARJEANT W.A.S., WHARTON D.I. & WILLIAMS G.L. 1993. A classification of living and fossil dinoflagellates. American Museum of Natural History, Micropaleontology, Special Publication 7: 1-351.

[2] "Hypnozygote | biology | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.

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