A blastospore is an asexual fungal spore produced by budding. Produced by fungi within the phylum Glomeromycota and others. It is also known as a blastoconidium (plural = blastoconidia).
An example of a fungus that forms blastospores is Candida albicans.
References
- "blastospore definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 2009-08-21.
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