microconidium

Term ID

CL:0000597

Synonyms

Definition

The smaller of two types of asexual spores formed by some fungi. An ovoid to pear-shaped asexual spore that contains very little cytoplasm and organelles, is uninucleate, and forms in vegetative hypae within a mycelium. Micronidia are extruded from the hyphal cell wall. (2)

References

• FAO:0000028

Ontology

Cell Ontology