conidia
Noun
The word is derived from conidium
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1) Conidia formation: Asexual reproduction may occur through vegetative reproductive spores, the conidia.
In some groups, the conidiophores (the structures that bear the conidia) are aggregated to form a thick structure.
He watched conidia in the soil and their infection of the tubers, observing that mycelium could survive the cold winter in the tubers.
The dusty texture of many molds is caused by profuse production of asexual spores ( conidia ) formed by differentiation at the ends of hyphae.
Dikaryotic conidia may then form.
In rhexolytic dehiscence, the cell wall that joins the spores on the outside degenerates and releases the conidia.