conidia
- plural of conidium.
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These spores are conidia, asexually-produced reproductive cells, and are termed a Stage I infection.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 21, 2018
Cicadas infected by conidia experience a similar infection, termed Stage II, that results in sexually-produced spores.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 21, 2018
They have characteristic conidiophores bearing numerous conidia, and also cleistothecia which are spherical in form and yellowish in colour.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
For many species of Torrubia no corresponding conidia are yet known.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Pythium is of interest as illustrating the dependence of zoospore-formation on conditions and the indeterminate nature of conidia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
