Protoplast initially referred to the first organized body of a species.
A protoplast is a plant, bacterial or fungal cell that had its cell wall completely or partially removed using either mechanical or enzymatic means.
Protoplasts - Have their cell wall entirely removed
Spheroplasts - Have their cell wall only partially removed
More generally protoplast refers to that unit of biology which is composed of a cell's nucleus and the surrounding
protoplasmic materials.