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conidiospore

conidiospore

9.9
A small part a fungus makes on a special stalk to spread without sex
  • noun
  • /kəˌnɪdɪəˈspɔr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : conidiospora
  • The yellow bands show the production of asexual conidiospores.

Examples

  • The yellow bands indicate where the fungi are producing conidiospores asexually.

  • During the experiment, we observed that the conidiospores formed after a few days of incubation.

  • Under the microscope, the conidiospores appeared as small, round structures clustered on the conidiophore.

Synonyms

conidium
vsconidiospore
  • Specialized
9.9

A tiny spore a fungus makes at the tip of a short stalk to spread

is a broader name for spores on a conidiophore not limited to the tip

Surface Forms

conidiospore singular
conidiospores plural

Morphology

conidiospore = conidium + spore (semi-transparent) = conidio + spore

The word is a compound of 'conidio-' (from 'conidium') and 'spore', but 'conidio' is a specialized scientific combining form not familiar to most learners.

Etymology

Conidiospore joins conidio-, from a Greek word for 'small dust', and spore, meaning 'seed'. So a conidiospore is a tiny, dust-like 'seed' that fungi make 'without sex' on a special stalk called a conidiophore.