A carpospore is a diploid spore produced by red algae.
After fertilization, the alga's carpogonium subdivides into carpospores, and generally the largest type of spore (larger than bispores, which are larger again than tetraspores).
[1] The wall of the carposporangium then breaks down, releasing the spores into the environment.
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