fungal spore
A microscopic reproductive unit that can disperse and grow into new fungal tissue under suitable conditions.
representative agaric basidiospores (soppsporer / fungal spores)
All languages
- English
- fungal spore
- Norwegian
- soppspore
- Japanese
- 菌類の胞子 — きんるいのほうし — kinrui no hōshi
- Korean
- 균류 포자 — gyullyu poja
- Spanish
- espora de hongo
- French
- spore de champignon
- German
- Pilzspore
Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- Store norske leksikon — fungal spores are reproductive cells; fungi form spores internally in asci or externally as basidiospores and conidia
- OpenStax Microbiology — fungal spores are specialized cells for survival, reproduction and dispersal; basidiomycetes form basidiospores
- Store norske leksikon — basidiomycete sexual spores form externally on sterigmata at the tops of basidia and detach during discharge