Akinete
![Intercalary located akinete of Dolichospermum smithii](/Images/godic/202412/18/Dolichospermum_smithii_-_akinete1913.jpg")
![Terminally located akinete of Gloeotrichia](/Images/godic/202412/18/Gloeotrichia_-_akineta1913.jpg")
An akinete is a thick-walled dormant cell derived from the enlargement of a vegetative cell. It serves as a survival structure. It is a resting cell of cyanobacteria and unicellular and filamentous green algae. Under magnification, akinetes appear thick walled with granular-looking cytoplasms.