A spore formed asexually by fungi, produced directly from a conidiophore; essentially another term for a conidium.
Combines 'conidium' with 'spore' from Greek 'spora' (seed). This redundant-sounding compound emphasizes the nature of conidia as spores by explicitly including both terms.
Scientists sometimes use 'conidiospore' to be extra clear they're talking about asexual fungal reproduction, not the sexual spores (ascospores or basidiospores) that fungi produce when mating with compatible partners.
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