Conidia (Conidiospores) | Fungal Spores
Conidiospores, commonly known as conidia, are asexual reproductive structures. The word is derived from the Greek konidion, a diminutive of konis, meaning dust. Conidia are …
Conidiospores, commonly known as conidia, are asexual reproductive structures. The word is derived from the Greek konidion, a diminutive of konis, meaning dust. Conidia are …
In most groups of fungi, terminal or intercalary segments of the mycelium may become packed with lipid reserves and develop thick walls within the original …
An oospore is a sexually produced spore that develops from unequal gametangial copulation or markedly unequal (oogamous) gametic fusion. It is the characteristic sexually produced …
Basidiospores are the sexual spores that characterize a large group of fungi, the Basidiomycota, or basidiomycetes. In comparison with the morphological diversity of ascospores, basidiospores …
Ascospores are the characteristic spores of the largest group of fungi, the Ascomycota or ascomycetes. They are meiospores and are formed in the developing ascus …
In the Zygomycota, and especially in the Mucorales, the asexual spores are contained in globose sporangia or cylindrical merosporangia. Because they are non-motile, the spores …
Zoospores are spores that are self-propelled by means of flagella. Propulsion is often coupled with chemotactic movement, zoospores having the ability to sense chemicals diffusing …
The reproduction by means of small spores is a cornerstone in the ecology of fungi. Although a single spore may have a negligible chance of …
Microorganisms differ from each other not only in size, but also in structure, habitat, metabolism, and many other characteristics. While we typically think of microorganisms …
Meiosis in fungi happens at a special level within the reproductive lifecycle than in different higher eukaryotes. In mammals, for instance, haploid gametes are produced …
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