Kalmar "spore case" yawanci tana nufin tsarin da ke samarwa kuma yana ɗauke da spores a cikin wasu kwayoyin halitta kamar fungi, algae, da wasu nau'in kwayoyin cuta. Spores sel ne masu haifuwa waɗanda ke da ikon haɓaka zuwa sabuwar halitta a ƙarƙashin kyawawan yanayi. Harshen spore yana kare spores daga barazanar waje kuma yana ba da hanyar watsawa ga kwayoyin halitta. A cikin fungi, ana kiran lamarin spore a matsayin "sporangium" ko "sporocarp," yayin da a cikin algae, ana iya kiransa "sporangium," "theca," ko "cyst."